On the recordJanuary 24, 2024
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 2853) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows: S. 2853 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Train More Nurses Act''. SEC. 2. REVIEW OF AND REPORT ON PROGRAMS SUPPORTING THE NURSING WORKFORCE. The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor, jointly, shall-- (1) conduct a review of all grant programs carried out by the Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Labor that support the nurse workforce; and (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the review under paragraph (1) that includes recommendations for changes to such grant programs to improve upon the goals of-- (A) increasing nurse faculty, particularly in underserved areas; (B) providing pathways for nurses who have more than 10 years of clinical experience to become faculty at schools of nursing; and (C) encouraging and increasing the nursing pipeline through pathways for licensed practical nurses to become registered nurses. ____________________





