FAAN Act
USA116th CongressS-4396| Senate
| Updated: 8/3/2020
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Congressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical educationMedical researchMinority educationMinority employmentNursingRural conditions and developmentTeaching, teachers, curricula
FAAN Act
USA116th CongressS-4396| Senate
| Updated: 8/3/2020
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Senator
Oregon