Congress quietly boosts nursing education funding by $50M annually
H.R. 3593 — Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 · Filed by David Joyce (R-OH) · 12 cosponsors · Introduced May 23, 2025 · Markup held
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What it does
This bill reauthorizes federal nursing workforce development programs under the Public Health Service Act for fiscal years 2026–2030. It expands grant eligibility to include nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists; broadens the definition of allowable education costs to include simulation, telehealth, and augmented reality resources; increases funding for advanced nursing education grants from $137.8M to $184.3M annually and for nurse education and practice capacity from $117.1M to $121.1M annually; and adds new grant purposes including expanding nursing faculty and clinical education partnerships with health care facilities.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative purpose is to reauthorize and expand federal nursing education grants under Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act. It increases appropriations, broadens eligible programs and education modalities, and adds new grant purposes—all directed at expanding nursing workforce capacity.
What the text implies
- Expansion of telehealth and simulation-based nursing education may accelerate adoption of remote clinical training models, potentially affecting the geographic distribution of nursing education and clinical placement opportunities.
- Inclusion of 'augmented reality resources' and 'virtual laboratories' signals federal support for technology-intensive nursing education, which may require schools to invest in infrastructure and may advantage institutions with existing tech capacity.
The full analysis lists 4 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
Schools of nursing and nursing education programs; Nurse-managed health clinics and community health centers (as clinical education partners); Health care facilities providing clinical education placements