H.R. 4903 · 109th Congress
National Nurse Act of 2006
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Lois Capps
- Introduced
- 2006-03-08
- Latest action
- 2006-03-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
National Nurse Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Nurse within the Office of Public Health and Science to: (1) encourage individuals to enter the nursing profession; (2) encourage nurses to become educators in schools of nursing; and (3) promote the public health.
Requires the National Nurse to: (1) designate four methods of achieving better health that will be given priority; and (2) make grants to nonprofit private entities to carry out projects for the purpose of educating the public on the annual health priorities.