National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022
Key claim: The National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022 would establish a pilot program for state-based nursing workforce centers and require HRSA to create a dedicated nursing workforce research center to address nursing shortages and education.
Abstract
(HR8817 · 117th Congress) National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2022 This bill sets out a pilot program to support state agencies, state boards of nursing, nursing schools, or other eligible entities with establishing or expanding state-based nursing workforce centers that carry out research, planning, and programs to address nursing shortages, nursing education, and other matters affecting the nursing workforce. The bill also expands the authority of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish health workforce research centers and specifically requires that HRSA establish a center focused on nursing. Latest action (2022-09-15): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Why this matters
The bill would expand federal workforce research infrastructure at HRSA and seed state-based nursing workforce centers, targeting nursing shortages that affect care delivery capacity across hospitals, long-term care, and community settings. It is an early version of proposals reintroduced in later Congresses, and its status remains at introduction.