To designate the same individual serving as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health.
USA115th CongressHR-1651| House
| Updated: 3/24/2017
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (118)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Gregg Harper (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Tim Murphy (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Lou Barletta (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Bob Goodlatte (Republican)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Evan H. Jenkins (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Department of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careNursingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
To designate the same individual serving as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health.
USA115th CongressHR-1651| House
| Updated: 3/24/2017
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (118)
Thomas MacArthur (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Gregg Harper (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Tim Murphy (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Lou Barletta (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Keith Ellison (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Bob Goodlatte (Republican)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Evan H. Jenkins (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Department of Health and Human ServicesExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth promotion and preventive careNursingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations