National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4407 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4407 To amend the Public Health Service Act to support and stabilize the existing nursing workforce, establish programs to increase the number of nurses, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2025 Mrs. Kim (for herself, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Bacon, Ms. McBride, and Mr. Obernolte) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to support and stabilize the existing nursing workforce, establish programs to increase the number of nurses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. STATE NURSING WORKFORCE CENTERS. Title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating part G (42 U.S.C. 295j et seq.) as part H; and (2) by inserting after part F the following new part: ``PART G--NURSING WORKFORCE CENTERS ``SEC. 785. STATE AND REGIONAL NURSING WORKFORCE CENTER DATA COLLECTION PILOT PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may carry out a 2-year pilot program to establish new or enhance existing State-based nursing workforce centers, evaluate the impact of State-based nursing workforce centers on outcomes, and assess the feasibility of nursing workforce public-private partnerships. The Secretary shall begin implementation of such pilot program not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025. ``(b) Grant Terms.-- ``(1) Term.--The term of a grant awarded under the pilo