H.R.8691

Nursing is a Professional Degree Act

Introduced·5/7/26
Introduced

H. R. 8691

Introduced in House · May 12, 2026

May 7, 2026

Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

A BILL

To amend the definition of a professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Nursing is a Professional Degree Act”.