119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 22, 2025
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026
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Latest action (Jul 28, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Jul 28, 2026)
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026
This bill reauthorizes through FY2031, revises, and establishes programs that support recruitment, education, retention, and advanced practices of nurses and nursing school faculty.
Specifically, the bill reauthorizes programs within the Health Resources and Services Administration that provide grants to support increased enrollment in nursing education (including for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds), advanced nursing education and specialized training, nurse retention, and enhanced patient care. The bill also reauthorizes programs that support student loan repayment and scholarships for nurses who agree to work at facilities with critical nursing shortages and nursing faculty who work at accredited schools of nursing.
Also, the bill expands certain grants to include (1) training on the use of new technologies such as telehealth and virtual resources, and (2) care for survivors of sexual assault.
Additionally, the bill temporarily establishes (1) grants to nursing schools for supplementing the salaries of eligible faculty for a period of up to three years to enhance faculty recruitment and retention, and (2) grants to state agencies, nonprofits, and nursing schools for establishing nursing workforce centers and collecting data regarding the nursing workforce.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Cassidy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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ACTE · lobbying firm or registrant: ACTE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 22, 2026 · issue area: Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…roviding input to the Gateway to Careers Act, not yet introduced in the House; Providing input to the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026, S.1874; Supporting input to the PREP Act of 2026, S.5540; Providing input to the GAINS Act, not yet introduced; Providing input to the First Job Act, not yet introduc…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e Act S. 1482/H.R. 4407, National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025 S. 1599/H.R. 6394, Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act of 2025 S. 1874/H.R. 3593, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$24,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Workforce Center Act of 2025 S. 1599/H.R. 6394, Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act of 2025 S. 1748/H.R. 6484, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1874/H.R. 3593, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 2169, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act S. 2857/H.R. 5448, Protecting Free Va…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS INC · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Information Privacy Reform Act To provide additional protections with respect to health information, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$3,840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lth Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; H.R. 1585 / S. 709, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 1874, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 2169 / H.R. 9908, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 5283…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INC · lobbying firm or registrant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$2,220,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- H.R. 5256, 340B ACCESS Act, regarding all provisions - H.R. 7391, Community Health Center Drug Pricing Protection Act, regarding all provisions - H.R. 3953 / S. 1874 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, regarding all provisions Issues related to - direct to consumer advertising - clinical trial modernization -…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA INC · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF FLORIDA, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Information Privacy Reform Act To provide additional protections with respect to health information, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$1,240,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Information Privacy Reform Act To provide additional protections with respect to health information, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain nursing workforce development programs…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ORGANIZATION FOR NURSING LEADERSHIP (FORMERLY AMERICAN ORGANIZATION OF · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ORGANIZATION FOR NURSING LEADERSHIP (FORMERLY AMERICAN ORGANIZATION OF
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
Amount not reported
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act (S.1874/H.R.3595) Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and National Institute for Nursing Research FY 2027 Appropriations Request
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.1874/H.R.3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S.3435/H.R.6607 - Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S.3707/H.R.7279 - Nurse…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS · lobbying firm or registrant: PUBLIC STRATEGIES WASHINGTON, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 1317/S. 575) Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3593/S.1874) CRNA Scope of Practice CRNA Reimbursement Rural Healthcare Nursing Workforce Nurse Education
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$390,000
Spent on own lobbying
…arch and Preventive Services Act of 2025 S. 1261/H.R. 4206 - CONNECT for Health Act for 2025 H.R. 2172/S. 1058 - Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act S. 1874/H.R. 3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] H.R. 1227/S. 475 - the Alternatives…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Education
$390,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] S. 1874/H.R. 3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 4568/H.R. 8691 - Nursing is a Professional Degree Act H.R. 6718 - Professional Student…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
SHARE Act (S.1101, H.R 2332) Title VIII Reauthorization (H.R. 3593, S. 1874) *all provisions of bill Department of Education RISE (Reimagining and Improving Student Education) rulemaking Title IV regulations, as it relates to nursing a…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…e pipeline Nurse burnout and well-being Nurse overtime and patient safety Nurse faculty shortages (H.R.1317/S.575) I CAN Act Issues surrounding surgical smoke (S.1874/H.R. 3593) Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 4407/S.1482) National Nursing Workforce Center Act Perinatal workforce expansion (S.2…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING · lobbying firm or registrant: WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…orce and nurse faculty shortage and supporting nursing education pathways, clinical education, and academic progression Impacts of federal grant cancellations (S.1874/H.R. 3593) Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.3435/H.R.6607) Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act Issues surrounding public heal…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rse burn out and well-being Nurse overtime and patient safety Nurse faculty shortages (H.R. 1317/S. 575) I CAN Act Issues surrounding surgical smoke (H.R. 3593/S. 1874) Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 4407/S. 1482) National Nursing Workforce Center Act Perinatal workforce expansion (S. 2954) Hea…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES · lobbying firm or registrant: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$431,446
Spent on own lobbying
…EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII n…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN NEPHROLOGY NURSES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: VENABLE LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
….R. 4582); Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act; Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act (H.R. 6607 / S. 3435); Title VIII Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3593 / S. 1874); Kidney Care Protection Act (H.R. 6214 / S. 2730); Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 8691 / S. 4568); Share Act (H.R. 2332); Promoting Access to Diab…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 5, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
SHARE Act (S.1101, H.R 2332), specifically related to nursing-related interstate licensure compacts Title VIII Reauthorization (H.R. 3593, S. 1874) *all provisions of bill Department of Education RISE (Reimagining and Improving Student Education) rulemaking Title IV regulations, as it relates to nursing a…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$29,067
Paid to lobbying firm
…Health Care Act S. 1482, National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025 S. 1599/H.R. 6394, Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act of 2025 S. 1874/H.R. 3593, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · lobbying firm or registrant: MASON CONSULTING, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$24,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Workforce Center Act of 2025 S. 1599/H.R. 6394, Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act of 2025 S. 1748/H.R. 6484, Kids Online Safety Act S. 1874/H.R. 3593, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 2169, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act S. 2857/H.R. 5448, Protecting Free Va…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$4,470,000
Spent on own lobbying
…lth Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; H.R. 1585 / S. 709, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 1874, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 2169, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 5283 / S. 2759,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PHARMADVA · lobbying firm or registrant: CAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$8,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ve manufacturing those components to US. HR 2148 - Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act, meeting to support with Cong. Bergman (MI). S. 1874 -Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises various programs and activities of the Centers for Medicare &…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PHARMADVA · lobbying firm or registrant: CAROL G HOLLADAY & ASSOCIATES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Veterans
$8,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ve manufacturing those components to US. HR 2148 - Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act, meeting to support with Cong. Bergman (MI). S. 1874 -Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises various programs and activities of the Centers for Medicare &…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing