H.R. 3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 10, 2025

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 10, 2025

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Sep 10, 2025

HearingHouseMarkup

Sep 10, 2025 · 14:15

Subcommittee Markup of Seven Bills

Committee

Health

View full hearing

Summary

On September 10, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a markup of seven public health reauthorization bills. The bills addressed critical areas of the nation's health infrastructure, including health professions education (H.R. 4262), nursing workforce development (H.R. 3593), rural health care access (H.R. 2493), telehealth services (H.R. 3419), newborn screening programs (H.R. 4709), healthy start initiatives for pregnant women and infants (H.R. 3302), and leave benefits for Public Health Service officers (H.R. 2846). The markup represented a pivotal step toward securing reauthorization of essential public health programs before their expiration at the end of the fiscal year. Many of these bills had been discussed in an earlier legislative hearing on July 9, 2025, where expert testimony informed the subcommittee's understanding of their impact on communities and health systems. Chairman Morgan Griffith emphasized the importance of reauthorizing Title VII and Title VIII programs, which support the nation's health care workforce. The bills were considered non-controversial and expected to advance to the full committee for further consideration. Several bills advanced by voice vote, including the Healthy Start Reauthorization Act, the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act, and the measure addressing Public Health Service officer benefits. A markup hearing does not guarantee that bills will become law; they must still be voted on by the full committee and then by the House before advancing further in the legislative process.

Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025

Summary

Lifecycle of the Bill

Subcommittee Markup of Seven Bills

Committee

Summary

Video

Subcommittee Markup of Seven Bills

Committee

Summary

Video

Cosponsors (6)

Related Legislation (1)

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

CBO Cost Estimate

Search

Search

Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025

Summary

Lifecycle of the Bill

Subcommittee Markup of Seven Bills

Committee

Summary

Video

Lifecycle of the Bill

Subcommittee Markup of Seven Bills

Committee

Summary

Video

Bill Information

Sponsors & Co-sponsors (7)

Cosponsors (6)

Policy Area

Legislative Subjects (5)

Related Legislation (1)

Related Legislation (1)

Committees (1)

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

CBO Cost Estimate

CBO Cost Estimate