H.R. 851: FAAN Act
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H.R. 851: FAAN Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-04 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
FAAN Act
Plain summary
Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act or the FAAN Act This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants to nursing schools to increase capacity to respond to public health emergencies and pandemics and otherwise enhance nursing education programs. In awarding these grants, HRSA shall prioritize historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, schools that are located in medically underserved communities, and schools in areas with shortages of health professionals.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] · 44 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Lois Frankel (D-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] reported raising $2.8 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 (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr851.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr851 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117