Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S. 1874)
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
7/28/2026 • Senate
Summary
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031, revises, and establishes programs that support recruitment, education, retention, and advanced practices of nurses and nursing school faculty.
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration that provide grants to support increased enrollment in nursing education (including for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds), advanced nursing education and specialized training, nurse retention, and enhanced patient care. The bill also reauthorizes programs that support student loan repayment and scholarships for nurses who agree to work at facilities with critical nursing shortages and nursing faculty who work at accredited schools of nursing.
Also, the bill expands certain grants to include (1) training on the use of new technologies such as telehealth and virtual resources, and (2) care for survivors of sexual assault.
Additionally, the bill temporarily establishes (1) grants to nursing schools for supplementing the salaries of eligible faculty for a period of up to three years to enhance faculty recruitment and retention, and (2) grants to state agencies, nonprofits, and nursing schools for establishing nursing workforce centers and collecting data regarding the nursing workforce.
Reported to Senate • 7/28/2026
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Originated in the Senate
Introduced
May 22, 2025
Committee Review
July 22, 2026
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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· Congress.gov, CRS, USAspending, FEC, LDA · Record updated Sep 30, 2026
- Congress.govLibrary of CongressStatus, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and textRecord updated Sep 30, 2026 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 12:47 PM ET
- CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.govOfficial summarySummary of the “Reported to Senate” version, Jul 28, 2026 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 12:47 PM ET
- USAspending.govU.S. Department of the TreasuryRelated Federal Spending section
- FEC filingsFederal Election CommissionFunding & Lobbying section
- Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the HouseFunding & Lobbying section
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