H.Con.Res. 386 · 109th Congress
Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's first professionally trained African-American nurse.
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Eddie Johnson
- Introduced
- 2006-04-06
- Latest action
- 2006-09-20 · Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Summary
Honors: (1) Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first African-American nurse, for an outstanding nursing career and exemplary contributions to professional nursing organizations; and (2) other African-American nurses who practice nursing with distinction.
Expresses support for: (1) the goals and activities of National Nurses Week; and (2) strategies to counteract the shortage of nurses.