Congressman Nunn Introduces Bill to Address Iowa Nursing Shortage

Rep. Zach Nunn promotes legislation aimed at easing the nurse shortage

U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (left) introduced legislation Aug. 25, 2025 at Clive Behavioral Health to address the nursing shortage. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn was at Clive Behavioral Health Monday to introduce legislation he said could help more students earn nursing degrees and allow veteran nurses to become mentors for the next generation — all with the intent of making a dent in the national nursing shortage.…

New legislation aims to save Iowa from nationwide nurse shortage

Proposed legislation could bring more nursing students into the workforce nationwide.

Congressman Nunn introduces bill to address Iowa nursing shortage

CLIVE, Iowa -- Congressman Zach Nunn announced new bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing Iowa's nursing shortage during a press conference on Monday morning. The legislation, introduced at Clive Behavioral Health, seeks to create a grant program for nursing schools to expand access for prospective students. "Let's first of all look at the challenge, the demographic. Right now across the nation, we have 100,000 folks who want to get into the…

Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Address Nationwide Nursing Shortage - The Iowa Standard

Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03), Dina Titus (NV-01), and Susie Lee (NV-03) today introduced bipartisan legislation to address the nationwide nursing shortage by expanding pathways to train more nurses and strengthen the healthcare workforce. The Train More Nurses Act directs the Departments of Health and Human Services and Labor to review existing federal grant programs and deliver recommendations to Congress on how to better support nurse tra…