Hearings on the Nurse Training Act Amendments of 1979 are presented. Texts are given of House Resolutions 1143, 1337, 1651, 1820, and 2489 to amend Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend for two fiscal years the program of assistance for nurse training. Statements, testimonies, and letters from witnesses are provided. Among the statements submitted were those of the Honorable Baltasar Corrada, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico; Henry Foley, Administrator, Health Resources Administration (DHEW); Mary Lohr, Dean, University of Michigan School of Nursing; and Constance Holleran, American Nurses Association. Material was submitted by the American Nurses Association and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Statements and letters submitted for the record include the following sources: the American Hospital Association; the American Association of Colleges of Nursing; the National Student Nurses' Association, Inc.; the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association. (PHR)