Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 3593

119th Congress

Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:May 23, 2025

Primary Sponsor

David P. Joyce

Representative

Republican

OH-14

Cosponsors

3

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Summary

This bill establishes programs within the Department of Transportation to support the use of drones for inspecting and maintaining critical infrastructure like roads, power grids, and water systems. It provides grants for state and local governments to purchase drones and train workers on drone technology.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

SponsorDavid P. Joyce (R-OH)

Introduced5/23/2025

StatusForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

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Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill establishes programs within the Department of Transportation to support the use of drones for inspecting and maintaining critical infrastructure like roads, power grids, and water systems. It provides grants for state and local governments to purchas

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This bill establishes programs within the Department of Transportation to support the use of drones for inspecting and maintaining critical infrastructure like roads, power grids, and water systems. It provides grants for state and local governments to purchase drones and train workers on drone technology.

Bill Number: 3593
Sponsor: David P. Joyce (R-OH)
Introduced: 5/23/2025
Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Policy Area: Transportation and Public Works

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Fact Sheet

Title: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
Bill Number: 3593
Sponsor: David P. Joyce (R-OH)
Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Introduced: 5/23/2025
Summary: This bill establishes programs within the Department of Transportation to support the use of drones for inspecting and maintaining critical infrastructure like roads, power grids, and water systems. It provides grants for state and local governments to purchase drones and train workers on drone tech

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill establishes programs within the Department of Transportation to support the use of drones for inspecting and maintaining critical infrastructure like roads, power grids, and water systems. It provides grants for state and local governments to purchase drones and train workers on drone technology.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant ActThis bill establishes programs within the Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the use of small, unmanned aircraft systems (commonly known as drones) when inspecting, operating, repairing, or constructing road infrastructure, electric grid infrastructure, water infrastructure, or other critical infrastructure.Specifically, DOT must award grants to state, tribal, or local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; or groups of those entities to purchase or otherwise use drones to support more efficient inspection, operation, construction, maintenance, modernization, and repair of critical infrastructure to improve worker safety related to critical infrastructure projects. Grant recipients must use domestically manufactured drones that are not made by certain foreign entities, including companies subject to influence or control from China or Russia.DOT must also award grants to certain institutions of higher education for training students for careers using drones and related technologies.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Provides grants to state/local governments and universities to use drones for critical infrastructure inspection and maintenance
Requires drones purchased with grant funds to be domestically manufactured and not from certain foreign entities like China or Russia
Aims to improve worker safety and efficiency for infrastructure projects by using drone technology

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, state and local governments as well as universities would be able to access federal funding to adopt drone technology for infrastructure projects. This could lead to more widespread use of drones for tasks like bridge and road inspections, power line monitoring, and water system checks. Workers in these industries would gain new skills and the public could benefit from infrastructure that is better maintained and operated more safely.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Transportation and Public Works

Related Subjects

Aviation and airports

Congressional oversight

Employment and training programs

Higher education

Infrastructure development

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3593, 119th Congress (2025). "Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-3593