S. 1399: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
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S. 1399: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-09 · Health · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 285.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 285. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
Plain summary
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 grant programs that fund nursing workforce development and retention. Such grants must generally be used to develop high-quality nursing services in areas that have, or are projected to have, a nursing shortage. The bill also reauthorizes grant programs for nursing education, loan repayment, and geriatric care training. The bill further requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate and report on the nursing education loan repayment program, including (1) the methods of payment, (2) existing and recommended oversight functions, (3) the number of nurses participating in the program, and (4) the type of facility at which participants are serving.
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Official text
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · 23 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1399, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 (2019-12-02)
Cosponsors on this site
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Patty Murray (D-WA), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Todd Young (R-IN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s1399.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s1399 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116