S2853-118

Passed Senate

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study and issue a report on grant programs to support the nursing workforce.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 19, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill requires HHS and the Department of Labor to jointly review all grant programs supporting the nursing workforce and submit recommendations to Congress within one year.

Who Benefits and How

Nursing profession may gain improved grant programs. Nurse faculty particularly in underserved areas may benefit from program changes. Experienced nurses may see better pathways to teaching.

Who Bears the Burden and How

HHS and Labor must conduct the review and submit recommendations.

Key Provisions

  • Joint HHS/DOL review of all nursing workforce grant programs
  • Report due within 1 year
  • Focus on increasing nurse faculty, especially in underserved areas
  • Pathways for nurses with 10+ years experience to become faculty
  • LPN-to-RN pipeline improvements

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Requires HHS and Labor to jointly review nursing workforce grant programs and recommend changes to increase nurse faculty and improve pathways for experienced nurses to become educators.

Who Benefits

  • Nursing profession
  • Nurse faculty
  • Experienced nurses seeking teaching roles

Who Bears Costs

  • HHS and DOL (review and reporting)

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Nursing, Workforce Development

Primary Purpose

Requires HHS and Labor to jointly review nursing workforce grant programs and recommend changes to increase nurse faculty and improve pathways for experienced nurses to become educators.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Nursing Workforce Development

Legislative Strategy

"Study and improve existing programs rather than create new ones"

Legislative Progress

Passed Senate
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 19, 2023

Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Braun, and Ms. Collins) introduced …

Sep 19, 2023 (inferred)

Passed Senate (inferred from es version)

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
2 mentions across 1 clause
-2 negative

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor

Healthcare
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Nursing education and workforce programs

1/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Workforce Development
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary_hhs"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
"the_secretary_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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