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H.R. 379 (114th)

National Nurse Act of 2015

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Introduced

14 January 2015

Last action

16 January 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2], Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

National Nurse Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health within the Office of the Surgeon General. Includes among the duties of this position: (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. Requires the National Nurse for Public Health to: (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. 14 January 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 January 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 January 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 January 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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