Representative Jim Costa (D-CA) on June 26 announced his introduction of the National Nursing Shortage Task Force Act (H.R. 4328), which would establish a federal task force to provide recommendations to Congress and the president for addressing the growing nursing shortage.  The proposal calls for the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to appoint a task force of nursing experts, educators, and health care professionals to assess and report on the nation’s nursing capacity, leveraging existing and ongoing evaluations. The task force will recommend a roadmap for bolstering nursing education and the nursing workforce, as well as strategies to improve access to care.  A summary is available here and the full text of the bill is here. LeadingAge supports this legislation.