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H.R. 5052

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5052, the Train More Nurses Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 26, 2025 by Rep. Zachary Nunn (R) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Aug 26, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 5052 has 11 co-sponsors.

hb5052/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5052 IH: Train More Nurses Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-26
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5052  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 26, 2025   Mr. Nunn of Iowa  (for himself,  Ms. Lee of Nevada , and  Ms. Titus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  Education and Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-08-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Zachary Nunn (R) sponsors H.R. 5052, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5052 went before 2 committees: Education and Workforce and Energy and Commerce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Aug 26, 2025 · 824 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Aug 26, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5052 has taken 2 actions since Aug 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Aug 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Aug 26, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 5052 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5052, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 5052 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Train More Nurses Act — Display Title
  • Train More Nurses Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5052 in 3 quarterly filings, 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, Housing, Immigration, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Pharmacy.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TRINITY HEALTH—Michigan12—
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
TRINITY HEALTH12—
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER NADING112
MARGARET RANDOLPH112
CHRISTOPHER DONNELLAN111
CLIFTON PORTER111
DANA HALVORSON RITCHIE111
ERICA MILLER111
JENNIFER HAHS111
MICHAEL BASSETT111
NISHA HAMMEL111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$840K2nd Quarter - Report
TRINITY HEALTHTRINITY HEALTH2026 second_quarter$240K2nd Quarter - Report
TRINITY HEALTHTRINITY HEALTH2026 first_quarter$240K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5052 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5052’s is Health.

hr5052/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5052, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 141 (Tuesday, August 26, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NUNN of Iowa:H.R. 5052.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionTo make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H3712]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com