US Congress Senate Bill 1205 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-06 - 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]

National Nurse Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health within the Office of the Surgeon General. Includes among the duties of this position: (1) providing 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) conducting outreach and education, and (3) providing guidance and leadership for activities that will increase public safety and emergency preparedness. Requires the National Nurse for Public Health to: (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 2015

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB379 (Same As) 2015-01-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1205/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1205/BILLS-114s1205is.pdf