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S3435119th CongressWALLET
FAAN Act
Sponsored By: Senator Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.*
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More nursing school grants for underserved areas
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 areas. Grants could pay to increase enrollment and retention (with priority for disadvantaged and first-generation students), hire and retain faculty, expand clinical partnerships, and modernize facilities, labs, and curricula. Grantees would send annual reports to the Secretary, and the Secretary would publish a public report to Congress not later than five years after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
ME • I
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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