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HR 6768 118th Congress House Health Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Nursing

Public Health Nursing Act

Introduced: December 13, 2023 Introduced by: Stansbury, Melanie A. Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 13, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 13, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Health Nursing Act

This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services to support a public health nursing workforce in state, territorial, and local public health departments.

What's happening now December 15, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2639 Identical bill Public Health Nursing Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 17
Porter, Katie
· Feb 13, 2024
Bush, Cori
· Dec 13, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Dec 13, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Casar, Greg
Texas · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Garcia, Robert
California · Dec 13, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 13, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Dec 13, 2023
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Dec 13, 2023
Peltola, Mary
· Dec 13, 2023
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Dec 13, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6768: Public Health Nursing Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6768/
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"H.R. 6768: Public Health Nursing Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6768/.
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H.R. 6768, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6768/.
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