,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dceb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #f1 #bjbb,mr4    
,cram] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to require a /udy on !      
effects ( travel nurse ag5cies on !     
heal? indu/ry dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,travel ,nurs+ ,ag5cy ,transp>5cy   
,/udy ,act4  #b4 ,,gao /udy on travel   
nurse ag5cies ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates %all-- 7#a7 conduct a /udy
 on ! effects ( travel nurse ag5cies on 
! heal? c>e indu/ry dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai  
p&emic1 :i* %all include consid]ation   
(-- 7,a7 ! bus9ess practices & paym5t   
practices ( su* ag5cies1 includ+ any    
pot5tial price g\g+ & tak+ ( excessive  
pr(its2  7,b7 ! diff]5ce betwe5 h[ mu*  
su* ag5cies *>g$ heal? c>e in/itutions &
 h[ mu* !y paid _! contract$ nurses2    
7,c7 ! ext5t to :i* su* ag5cies c\ld    
provide m transp>5cy reg>d+ ! paym5ts   

receiv$ f heal? c>e in/itutions1 & !    
paym5ts made by ! ag5cies to ! nurses :o
 are contract$ by su* ag5cies2  7,d7 !  
specific ways 9 :i* rural areas ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates 7 affect$ by ! rise (     
travel nurs+ across ! c\ntry1 &         
subsequ5t work=ce %ortage disp>ities2   
7,e7 h[ ,/ates t impos$ caps to travel  
nurse pay 7 affect$ by ! m>ket reaction 
to su* caps2  7,f7 h[ ,f$]al funds1     
includ+ ! ,provid] ,relief ,fund & any  
assi/ance grant$ to a heal? c>e         
in/itution "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d       
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #e #aba et seq471 7 
us$ by heal? c>e in/itutions to pay su* 
ag5cies ?r\gh\t ! work=ce %ortages      
exac]bat$ by ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7,g7
 ! ext5t to :i* travel nurse ag5cy      
practices contribute to work=ce         
%ortages2 &  7,h7 ! ext5t to :i* travel 
nurse ag5cies h be5 acquir$ by private  
equity firms & ! impact ( su*           
acquisitions on ! pr(its ( ! ag5cies2 & 
7#b7 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (    

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 submit a report to 
,congress on su* /udy4