3.0.0 646 2023-01-11T19:57:47Z 2023-01-11T19:57:47Z Senate S S 2007-02-15 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-15T21:50:29Z 2007-02-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2088) IntroReferral 2007-02-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2000-2002) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN N Health Access to health care Alien labor Congress Congressional reporting requirements Distance education Economics and Public Finance Education Educational statistics Emigration Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Higher education Housing and Community Development Immigrants Immigration International Affairs International cooperation Labor and Employment Medical statistics Nurses Nursing Nursing education Physical therapy Rural health Visas Health 00 2007-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-03T17:45:48Z Rural Nursing Promotion Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Nurse Distance Education Pilot Program through which grants may be awarded for activities to increase accessibility to nursing education in order to: (1) provide assistance to individuals in rural areas who want to study nursing to enable such individuals to receive appropriate nursing education; (2) promote the study of nursing at all educational levels; (3) establish additional slots for nursing students at existing nursing education programs; and (4) establish new nursing education programs at institutions of higher education.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) report to Congress on the source of newly licensed nurses and physical therapists in each state; (2) contract with the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine to determine the necessary level of federal investment under the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the domestic nursing and physical therapist shortage; and (3) collaborate with other agencies in working with the five countries from which the most nurses and physical therapists arrived to address health worker shortages caused by emigration.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt aliens seeking U.S. entry to perform labor in shortage occupations from worldwide and per-country numerical limitations through September 30, 2017. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for a process to review and make a determination upon a petition filed for immigrant status for such an alien within 30 days.

]]> Rural Nursing Promotion Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase the nursing workforce. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Rural Nursing Promotion Act Short Titles as Introduced Rural Nursing Promotion Act Introduced in Senate 2007-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s646is/xml/BILLS-110s646is.xml 2007-02-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2088) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.