H.R. 6186: America's Partnership for Nursing Education Act of 2006
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H.R. 6186: America's Partnership for Nursing Education Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-26 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
America's Partnership for Nursing Education Act of 2006
Plain summary
America's Partnership for Nursing Education Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to qualifying states to increase the number of faculty at collegiate schools of nursing to alleviate the shortage of nurses. Sets forth conditions to be a qualifying state, including that the state: (1) has a population increase of more than 50% between 1995 and 2005; (2) is projected to have fewer than 555 nurses per 100,000 residents by 2020; and (3) has a program in place, as of January 1, 2006, to assist in increasing the number of faculty at such schools of nursing. Allows such a grant to be used for collegiate school of nursing salaries, benefits, training, and related expenses. Prohibits such a grant from being expended for any capital expenses.
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America's Partnership for Nursing Education Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr6186.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr6186 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109