US HCR88 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-1-1)
Status: Introduced on November 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Honors General Brigadier Hazel Johnson-Brown for outstanding achievements in and significant contributions to the nursing profession and her dedication to the U.S Army. Recognizes General Johnson-Brown as the first African-American woman to hold the rank of General in the U.S. Armed Forces and the first African-American Chief of the Army Nurse Corps. Advocates for women of color to enter nursing and supports strategies to remedy the national shortage of nurses.
Title
Honoring Brigadier General Hazel Winifred Johnson-Brown, the first African-American woman to hold the rank of General in the United States Armed Forces.
Sponsors
| Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] | Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] | Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] |
| Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] |
| Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
| Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] |
| Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA] | Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP] | Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| 2011-11-18 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2011-11-16 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2011-11-16 | House | Referred to House Armed Services |
| 2011-11-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional tributes
Health personnel
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Nursing
Racial and ethnic relations
Congressional tributes
Health personnel
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Nursing
Racial and ethnic relations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/88/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hconres88/BILLS-112hconres88ih.pdf |
