To amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend advanced education nursing grants to support clinical nurse specialist programs, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on October 28, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
130 Cosponsors (108 Democrats, 22 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Passes Joyce Bill to Battle Nursing Shortage, Reauthorize Nursing Workforce Development Programs”
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Rep. David Joyce [R-OH14]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 28, 2019
“Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Fights for Native Hawaiian Health Care, Housing, and Education in Spending Bill”
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI2, 2013-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 31, 2020
“On Fifth Anniversary of Citizens United Decision, Klobuchar Continues Push for Campaign Finance Reform”
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
on Jan 21, 2015
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Jul 23, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Jan 23, 2019
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Introduced
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Jul 11, 2019
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Considered by Health
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Jul 17, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 24, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Oct 28, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
H.R. 728 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 728. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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