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=H.R. 3597=

Increasing Education Opportunities for Nurses and Nurse Faculty Act of 2007
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a poll tax grant program to increase the number of nurses and graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses, and for other purposes.

=Summary= The bill is designed to raise the education opportunities for nurses and nurse faculty. This Bill amends the Higher Eduction Act of 1965 to award a privilege to nursing schools to enhance their capacity to supply additional students in Baccalaureate Degree Programs, or graduate programs.

__Sponsors__
Original Sponsor: Carolyn McCarthy- Democrat: New York Cosponsors: Lois Capps- Democrat: California Steven LaTourette- Republican: Ohio

__All of the Bill Action__

 * Introduced on September 19, 2007
 * Sept. 19, 2007- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor
 * Oct.17,2007- Referred to the Subcommittees on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitivenes
 * There is no Committee or Subcommittee Activity

__Who does this Bill Affect:__
This Bill Affects all nurses that aren't as qualified to be a nurse as they should be. This also affects all the people who need certain treatments and not getting them because the nurse isn't qualified enough.

=__History of this Issue__= = = Recently, there has been a shortage in nurses and a lot have quit their job as nurses. This shortage is making hospitals do their jobs with a very small crew, which is causing more unnecessary deaths and injuries that should not be happening. In 2001 the American Hospital Association survey reported that there were 126,000 less nurses than were needed in the U.S. The government predicts that in the year 2020, we will have a shortfall of over 800,000 nurses.

__Bibliography__
"AMA AMA works to reverse primary care physician shortage." AMA. 9 Dec. 2008 <[|http://ama-assn.org]>.

The Dirkson Congressional Center. 29 Nov. 2008 <[|http://capwiz.com]>.

Maraldo, Pamela J. "Nursing." World Book Encyclopedia. 2001 ed

McNutt, Brent. "What causes nurses to quit?" Buzzle.com. 10 Sept. 2008. 8 Dec. 2008 <[|http://www.buzzle.com]>.

Newsday. 9 Dec. 2008 <[|http://weblogs.newsday.com]>.

"Nursing Shortage." CQ Researcher. 9 Dec. 2008 <[|http://library.cqpress.com]>.