Support and work to pass the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act to address the nursing faculty shortage by creating a pilot grant program to help nursing schools increase wages for nurse educators.

In January, Durbin reintroduced the bipartisan Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act to address the critical nursing faculty shortage by creating a pilot grant program to help nursing schools increase wages for nurse educators.

Durbin cited his reintroduced Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act as a proposal to create grants helping nursing schools raise nurse educator wages.

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GovInfo lists S. 3707 as introduced by Mr. Durbin for himself and Ms. Murkowski, read twice, and referred to the Senate HELP Committee. The bill title is Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026, and its full title is to provide for a wage differential program to support new nursing school faculty members.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Durbin took concrete action by sponsoring and introducing the 2026 version of the Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act, but the official record shows the latest action was referral to committee, not passage or enactment.

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GovInfo: S. 3707 (IS) - Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026
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The introduced bill would establish a Nurse Faculty Demonstration Program under which eligible schools of nursing receive grants to supplement salaries of eligible nursing faculty members to enhance recruitment and retention. It authorizes $15,000,000 for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text matches the commitment’s substance: a pilot-style grant program to help nursing schools raise nurse educator pay. Because the text remains introduced legislation rather than enacted law, it supports partial progress rather than delivery.

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GovInfo bill text: S. 3707 Introduced in Senate
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