119th Congress
H.R. 8691
Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Jennifer A. Kiggans(R-VA)
- Introduced
- May 7, 2026
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (24)
Original cosponsors (4)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- David P. Joyce (R-OH)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
Added later (20)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA) · May 19, 2026
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL) · May 19, 2026
- Randy Fine (R-FL) · May 19, 2026
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) · May 19, 2026
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) · Jun 2, 2026
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) · Jun 2, 2026
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA) · Jun 2, 2026
- Kevin Kiley (I-CA) · Jun 4, 2026
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD) · Jun 4, 2026
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) · Jun 18, 2026
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) · Jun 30, 2026
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) · Jun 30, 2026
- André Carson (D-IN) · Jul 9, 2026
- Jim Costa (D-CA) · Jul 9, 2026
- Chuck Edwards (R-NC) · Jul 14, 2026
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) · Aug 3, 2026
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY) · Aug 20, 2026
- Troy Downing (R-MT) · Sep 1, 2026
- Darren Soto (D-FL) · Sep 15, 2026
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP) · Oct 6, 2026
Summary
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Official title: To amend the definition of a professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Latest action(May 7, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 7, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - May 7, 2026
Introduced in House