S. 547

Summary

S. 547, the Train More Nurses Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 12, 2025 by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Mar 19, 2026: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Record

Text

S. 547 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 S547 IS: Train More Nurses Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-12
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 547  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 12, 2025   Ms. Rosen  (for herself and  Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Train More Nurses Act  .
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.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D) sponsors S. 547, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Jacky Rosen

Sen. · D–NV · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 12, 2025

Susan Collins

Sen. · R–ME · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2025 · Original

Catherine Cortez Masto

Sen. · D–NV · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 8, 2026

Katie Boyd Britt

Sen. · R–AL · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 14, 2026

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Committees

S. 547 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Hearings By (full committee) · Mar 19, 2026 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 547 has taken 3 actions since Feb 12, 2025, the latest on Mar 19, 2026.

Votes

S. 547 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 547, as Identical bill.

HR 5052Train More Nurses ActAug 26, 2025 · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Commit… · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 547 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Train More Nurses Act — Display Title
• Train More Nurses Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 4 firms and 45 registered lobbyists who named S. 547 in 19 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Immigration, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Education, Budget/Appropriations, Housing, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 547 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 547’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

S. 547 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Employment and training programs to Nursing.

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