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HCONRES 42 118th Congress House Health Congressional tributes Nursing Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history

Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's first professionally trained Black nurse.

Introduced: May 11, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed Senate
May 12, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 11, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2257)
May 11, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution honors Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first professionally trained Black nurse in the United States, for her contributions to the nursing profession. It also supports the goals and activities of National Nurses Week.

What's happening now May 12, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 18
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 14, 2024
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 14, 2024
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 22, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 19, 2024
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Mar 11, 2024
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 28, 2024
 D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Aug 1, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 26, 2023
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 19, 2023
 D
Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2023
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 11, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· May 11, 2023
 D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · May 11, 2023
 D
McClellan, Jennifer L.
Virginia · May 11, 2023
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 11, 2023
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 11, 2023
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · May 11, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 11, 2023
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · May 11, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 42: Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's first professionally trained Black nurse.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-42/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 42: Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's first professionally trained Black nurse.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-42/.
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H. Con. Res. 42, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-42/.
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[H. Con. Res. 42: Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's first professionally trained Black nurse.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HCONRES-42/)
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