U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 8691
Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
To amend the definition of a professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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- Sponsor
- Jennifer A. KiggansR-VA-2
- Introduced
- May 7, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Health (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (24)
17 Republicans, 7 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Don BaconR-NE-2
- Jack BergmanR-MI-1
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1
- David P. JoyceR-OH-14
Signed on later
- Randy FineR-FL-6May 19, 2026
- Ryan MackenzieR-PA-7May 19, 2026
- Dan NewhouseR-WA-4May 19, 2026
- John H. RutherfordR-FL-5May 19, 2026
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.R-PA-8June 2, 2026
- Jefferson Van DrewR-NJ-2June 2, 2026
- Robert J. WittmanR-VA-1June 2, 2026
- Sarah ElfrethD-MD-3June 4, 2026
- Kevin KileyR-CA-3June 4, 2026
- Derrick Van OrdenR-WI-3June 18, 2026
- Zoe LofgrenD-CA-18June 30, 2026
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-ALJune 30, 2026
- André CarsonD-IN-7July 9, 2026
- Jim CostaD-CA-21July 9, 2026
- Chuck EdwardsR-NC-11July 14, 2026
- Vicente GonzalezD-TX-34August 3, 2026
- Harriet M. HagemanR-WY-ALAugust 20, 2026
- Troy DowningR-MT-2September 1, 2026
- Darren SotoD-FL-9September 15, 2026
- Kimberlyn King-HindsR-MP-ALOctober 6, 2026