Congress funds nursing shortage research and workforce retention programs
H.R. 4407 — National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025 · Filed by Young Kim (R-CA) · 11 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 15, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill creates a 2-year pilot program funding state and regional nursing workforce centers to study nurse shortages, support nursing education and retention, and build public-private partnerships. Eligible entities (state agencies, nonprofits, nursing schools) receive federal grants with a 1:4 matching requirement to conduct research, workforce planning, and programs addressing recruitment, retention, and training challenges across all nursing settings.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core mechanism is a federal grant program supporting state-based nursing workforce centers for research, planning, and retention/recruitment activities. It is straightforward workforce development legislation with no hidden provisions or narrow carve-outs.
What the text implies
- Public-private partnerships may shift some workforce planning influence to private employers; the bill does not specify governance or decision-making authority within these partnerships.
- Matching requirement (1:4 federal-to-nonfederal) may disadvantage rural or economically distressed states with limited capacity to raise matching funds, potentially concentrating benefits in wealthier regions despite equitable-distribution language.
- Pilot program is time-limited (2 years) with no authorization for permanent funding; sustainability and long-term impact depend on future appropriations and congressional reauthorization.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill funds workforce development and retention programs that directly address nursing shortages affecting patient care access and quality. Citizens benefit from improved nurse supply, better-trained nurses, and research-driven solutions to healthcare workforce gaps, with no apparent restrictions on public rights or protections.
Who stands to gain
- nursing schools and educational institutions
- state health workforce agencies
- nonprofit organizations and community-based organizations
- employers participating in public-private partnerships
Named in the bill
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), State boards of nursing, Schools of nursing, State health agencies, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, Community-based organizations
Where it stands
11 cosponsors: 8 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
- Jul 15, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 15, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
2 lobbying clients named this bill on 2 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $930,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 33 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 41% of bills with at least one filing.
Young Kim, the sponsor, reported $1,636,312 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- American Health Care Association — $840,000 on 1 filing
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing — $90,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (8,931 characters) on Jun 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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