Train More Nurses Act
Key claim: The Train More Nurses Act (HR5052, 119th Congress) was referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce to expand nurse training.
Abstract
(HR5052 · 119th Congress) Latest action (2025-08-26): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Why this matters
Nurse training capacity is a persistent bottleneck in the healthcare workforce pipeline, with nursing schools turning away qualified applicants due to faculty and clinical placement shortages. Even as an incremental referral-stage bill, HR5052 signals continued congressional attention to supply-side levers for expanding nurse output alongside parallel efforts on physicians, allied health, and internationally educated clinicians.