S 3604 · 119th Congress · Health

Public Health Nursing Act

Introduced 2026-01-08· Sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2026-01-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3604 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3604 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8 (legislative day, January 7), 2026 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Public Health Nursing Act''. SEC. 2. PU…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Democrats