# 119-s-3435: FAAN Act

119-s-3435, FAAN Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3435
- Congress: 119
- Title: FAAN Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expand nursing education capacity** by creating a new federal grant program to modernize nursing schools and boost faculty and student numbers, especially in underserved areas. The bill would strengthen nursing preparedness for public health emergencies and modernize training. - Students and communities: Would expand enrollment and retention supports, with priority for students who are underrepresented, from rural or underserved areas, low-income, or first-generation college students. - Nursing schools and faculty: Would fund hiring and retaining diverse faculty, build clinical partnerships with community health centers and nurse-managed clinics, and modernize infrastructure like simulation, telehealth, and virtual labs. - Preparedness, oversight, and funding: Grants would support rapid-response training for declared public health emergencies, require annual recipient reporting, and direct the Secretary to deliver a public report to Congress within 5 years. *Authorizes $1.0 billion in appropriations to fund the grants, creating new federal spending authority for nursing education.*

## Cosponsors (14)

- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More nursing school grants for underserved areas: benefit, high. This bill would create a federal grant program to expand nursing education and training. It would authorize $1 billion, available until expended. HHS, through HRSA, would award grants to schools of nursing and prioritize schools serving underserved, shortage, HEA-listed, rural, or noncontiguous are…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act
- 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-sres-854: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".

## Sources
- [119-s-3435 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3435)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
- [119-sres-854: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-854)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3435 (as of 2026-04-21).