United States · Bill · S
S. 246 (117th)
FAAN Act
Introduced
4 February 2021
Last action
4 February 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Subjects
Healthcare, Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
4 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 4 February 2021 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → FAAN Act
- related to ← Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
- related to ← FAAN Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/246
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/246
- us · 117-s-246 · source updated 5 December 2025