United States · Bill · S
S. 1106 (115th)
National Nurse Act of 2017
Introduced
11 May 2017
Last action
11 May 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Subjects
Healthcare, Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
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
11 May 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
11 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 11 May 2017 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → National Nurse Act of 2019
- related to → National Nurse Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1106
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1106
- us · 115-s-1106 · source updated 5 December 2025