Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026.
- Section id67E6DDC958F54471B5CEAC27658DC8D2: 2. Nurse faculty demonstration program Section 846A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 297n–1) is amended— by amending subsection (a) to read as...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Education, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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