National Nurse Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 24, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 118
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2017 to Sep 25, 2018; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Apr 26, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Apr 26, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 2, 2017 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | May 2, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 16, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | May 16, 2017 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | May 22, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | May 22, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | May 24, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 24, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Jun 22, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Jun 28, 2017 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 18, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Sep 5, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| R-WV | Evan H. Jenkins | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Sep 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Sep 28, 2017 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Sep 28, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 28, 2017 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Sep 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 28, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Oct 11, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Oct 11, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Oct 12, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Nov 14, 2017 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Nov 14, 2017 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Dec 19, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jan 5, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jan 5, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Feb 15, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Apr 13, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | May 24, 2018 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jun 7, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 12, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jun 28, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jun 28, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jun 28, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jul 11, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jul 12, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 12, 2018 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 12, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 24, 2018 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jul 24, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 4, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 25, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 24, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 21, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 49, March 21, 2017, page H2288.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1106 | National Nurse Act of 2017 | Identical bill | May 11, 2017 |
| HR 1597 | National Nurse Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 8, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the same individual serving as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Nurse Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2017Introduced in House
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