National Nurse Act of 2017

Summary

National Nurse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health. The duties of this position include: (1) providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, (2) conducting outreach and education, and (3) providing guidance and leadership for activities that will increase public safety and emergency preparedness. The National Nurse for Public Health must: (1) participate in identification of national health priorities, (2) encourage volunteerism of nurses and strengthen the relationship between government agencies and health-related national organizations, and (3) promote the dissemination of evidence-based practice in educating the public on health promotion and disease prevention activities.

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Timeline

1. 21 March 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 March 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 21 March 2017 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] · R · Cosponsor

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