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S. 1045

Referred to Committee

Nursing WIN Act

Introduced 4/4/2019•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

4/4/2019 • Senate

Summary

Nursing Where It's Needed Act or the Nurse WIN Act

This bill repeals the prohibition under the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program that restricts nurses in the program from working for private entities that are not nonprofits. The program generally provides repayment for a maximum of 85% of the educational loans of (1) registered nurses or nurse practitioners who serve in areas of high need or (2) nurse faculty at eligible schools of nursing.

Introduced in Senate • 4/4/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health
Education programs fundingHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingMedical educationNursingStudent aid and college costs

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (4)

Party Breakdown

2
Democrats
2
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]

Republican • IN

Sponsored 4/4/2019

Cosponsors (3)

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Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]

D-AL

Joined 4/4/2019

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Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

R-TN

Joined 5/21/2019

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Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]

D-AZ

Joined 10/16/2019

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

April 4, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Text Versions (1)

Introduced in Senate4/4/2019

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors3