United States 118th Congress Status: In Committee 23 D cosponsors

HR 6768 — Public Health Nursing Act

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out activities to establish, expand, and sustain a public health nursing workforce, and for other purposes.

Bill Text

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The bill establishes a new section within the Public Health Service Act to create and sustain a public health nursing workforce, including grant provisions and funding authorizations.

  • Part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act

    Subpart 4--Public Health Nursing Workforce SEC. 780. PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING WORKFORCE. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out activities relating to establishing, expanding, and sustaining a public health nursing workforce, including by making grants to State, local, and territorial public health departments. (b) Use of Funds for Public Health Departments.-- (1) In general.--The recipient of a grant under subsection (a) shall use the grant funds for the following: (A) Costs, including wages and benefits, relating to the recruiting, hiring, and training licensed registered nurses--(i) to serve as public health nurses providing health care services and education regarding preventive health, nutrition, infectious diseases, chronic disease management, and maternal health, prenatal, and postpartum care in order to improve maternal and infant health outcomes; (ii) who are employed by the State, territorial, or local public health department involved, particularly in medically underserved areas; and (iii) who work in public health facilities, including mobile health clinics and acute care hospitals, or who provide home visitation. (B) Costs of medical supplies, including personal protective equipment, necessary to carry out the activities described in subparagraph (A). (C) Administrative costs and activities relating to grant activities. (2) Subgrants.--The recipient of a grant under subsection (a) may make subgrants to local health departments to be used for the activities described in paragraph (1). (c) Priority.--In selecting recipients of grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that--(1) propose to serve--(A) areas with populations that have a high rate of chronic disease, infant mortality, or maternal morbidity and mortality; (B) low-income populations, including medically underserved populations (as defined in section 330(b)); (C) populations residing in health professional shortage areas (as defined in section 332(a)); (D) populations residing in maternity care health professional target areas identified under section 332(k); or (E) rural or traditionally underserved populations; (2) demonstrate a plan for providing services, to the maximum extent practicable, in the language and cultural context more appropriate to individuals expected to be served by the program; and (3) have a documented collective bargaining agreement with 1 or more labor organizations representing employees of the applicant or have an explicit policy not to interfere with the rights of employees of the applicant under section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. (d) Maintenance of Effort.--The recipient of a grant under subsection (a) shall agree to maintain expenditures of non-Federal amounts for activities described in subsection (b) at a level that is not less than the level of such expenditures maintained by the recipient for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the recipient receives such a grant. (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2033.

    This addition creates a new framework for funding and supporting a public health nursing workforce.

  • There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2033.

    The bill authorizes significant funding for public health nursing activities over a ten-year period.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 524 not signed on

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Not signed on (524)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 6768 do?
To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out activities to establish, expand, and sustain a public health nursing workforce, and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HR 6768?
HR 6768 is sponsored by Moore, Gwen (Democratic), Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Caraveo, Yadira (Democratic), Tokuda, Jill N. (Democratic), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Lee, Barbara (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Pressley, Ayanna (Democratic), Bush, Cori (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), Peltola, Mary Sattler (Democratic), Casar, Greg (Democratic), Porter, Katie (Democratic), and Stansbury, Melanie A. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 6768?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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