S 696 116th Congress Senate Health Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Health information and medical records Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Nursing Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

National Nurse Act of 2019

Introduced: March 7, 2019 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mar 7, 2019

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National Nurse Act of 2019

This bill requires 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 position includes the authority to (1) provide 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) conduct outreach and education, and (3) provide 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.

What's happening now March 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Cosponsors 21

Rosen, Jacky

Nevada · Jul 20, 2020

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · May 5, 2020

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · May 5, 2020

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Mar 3, 2020

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Nevada · Feb 25, 2020

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Jan 28, 2020

Sullivan, Dan

Alaska · Jan 21, 2020

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Dec 11, 2019

Maryland · Sep 9, 2019

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Jun 13, 2019

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · May 2, 2019

McSally, Martha

· Apr 30, 2019

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Apr 11, 2019

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · Apr 3, 2019

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Mar 25, 2019

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Mar 25, 2019

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Mar 25, 2019

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Mar 7, 2019

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 696: National Nurse Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-696/

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