Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
Official title: A bill to amend the definition of professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 19, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Susan Collins (R-ME), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Fetterman (D-PA), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Roger Wicker (R-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley.
- S. 1092 (119th) WIPPES Act
- S. 2110 (119th) REUSE Act of 2025
- S.Res. 283 (119th) A resolution commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on July 6, 2025, as "A Day of Compassion" and expressing…
- S.Res. 140 (119th) A resolution designating the first week of April 2025 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
- S.Res. 666 (119th) A resolution designating the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
- S.Res. 321 (119th) A resolution commemorating 30 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam on July 11, 2025.
Related bills
- H.R. 8659 (119th) Nursing is a Professional Degree ActRelated bill
- H.R. 8691 (119th) Nursing is a Professional Degree ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.