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]

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.

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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.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-02-07HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2011-11-18HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-11-16HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-11-16HouseReferred to House Armed Services
2011-11-16HouseReferred 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.

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