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HR 379 114th Congress House

National Nurse Act of 2015

Official title: To designate the same individual serving as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health.

Introduced: July 14, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 14, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 14, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 21 Republican 9
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 15, 2016
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 27, 2016
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2016
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 9, 2016
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 9, 2016
Harper, Gregg
· May 11, 2016
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 11, 2016
McSally, Martha
· Apr 25, 2016
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 15, 2016
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 15, 2016
MacArthur, Thomas
· Apr 14, 2016
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 14, 2016
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 14, 2016
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Mar 1, 2016
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 1, 2016
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Dec 15, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Dec 9, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Dec 9, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 3, 2015
Comstock, Barbara
· Nov 16, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Nov 4, 2015
Donovan, Daniel
· Nov 4, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 20, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 22, 2015
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 22, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 22, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jul 14, 2015
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 14, 2015
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 8, 2015
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 8, 2015
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 1, 2015
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 1, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 30, 2015
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 29, 2015
Dent, Charles
· Apr 16, 2015
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Apr 15, 2015
WALDEN, GREG
· Apr 13, 2015
Murphy, Tim
· Mar 17, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 379: National Nurse Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-379/
MLA
"H.R. 379: National Nurse Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-379/.
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H.R. 379, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-379/.
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