US Congress Senate Bill 696 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-6-3)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

National Nurse Act of 2019

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1597 (Same As) 2019-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/696/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s696/BILLS-116s696is.pdf