H.R. 6989 119th Congress House

Public Health Nursing Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out activities to establish, expand, and sustain a public… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out activities to establish, expand, and sustain a public health nursing workforce, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2026 Introduced by: Melanie A. Stansbury Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

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Jan 8, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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What's happening now January 8, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Energy and Commerce Committee
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Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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Cosponsors 15

Waters, Maxine

California · Jul 21, 2026

Johnson, Julie

Texas · Apr 28, 2026

Walkinshaw, James R.

Virginia · Apr 21, 2026

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · Apr 20, 2026

McClain Delaney, April

Maryland · Apr 14, 2026

Budzinski, Nikki

Illinois · Mar 4, 2026

Grijalva, Adelita S.

Arizona · Mar 4, 2026

Goldman, Daniel S.

New York · Feb 3, 2026

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Feb 3, 2026

Garcia, Robert

California · Jan 20, 2026

Omar, Ilhan

Minnesota · Jan 13, 2026

Chu, Judy

California · Jan 12, 2026

Frost, Maxwell

Florida · Jan 12, 2026

Jayapal, Pramila

Washington · Jan 9, 2026

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Jan 8, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6989: Public Health Nursing Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6989/

MLA

"H.R. 6989: Public Health Nursing Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6989/.

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H.R. 6989, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6989/.

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