HR-851 : Still Just a Bill

Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act or the FAAN Act

This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants to nursing schools to increase capacity to respond to public health emergencies and pandemics and otherwise enhance nursing education programs.

In awarding these grants, HRSA shall prioritize historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, schools that are located in medically underserved communities, and schools in areas with shortages of health professionals.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2021-02-05CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2021-02-04IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.House floor actions
2021-02-04IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Health
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  • Congressional oversight
  • Education of the disadvantaged
  • Education programs funding
  • Educational facilities and institutions
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Health personnel
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Higher education
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Medical education
  • Medical research
  • Minority education
  • Minority employment
  • Nursing
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula

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