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S. 1874

Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Official summary (Congressional Research Service, Reported to Senate): 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 by committee 28 July 2026

Record as of 28 July 2026 — the most recent action in the official record. Status can lag; each step below carries its own date.

  1. 28 July 2026 Reported by committee

    What's next: Floor scheduling (leadership decides if and when it gets a vote)

  2. 28 July 2026 Placed on calendar (Senate)
  3. 1 more action
    1. 22 July 2026 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. 22 May 2025 Referred to committee
  5. 22 May 2025 Introduced in Senate
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