A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to support schools of nursing in program enhancement and infrastructure modernization, increasing the number of nursing faculty and students, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
This bill was introduced on February 4, 2021, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
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).
2 Cosponsors (2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Newhouse Votes to Provide Certainty for Dreamers”
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Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA4]
on Mar 18, 2021
“Rep. Roy commemorates the United States Armys birthday”
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Rep. Chip Roy [R-TX21]
on Jun 14, 2021
“murkowski, Young applaud native childrens commission extension bill heading to presidents desk”
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Rep. Don Young [R-AK, 1973-2022]
on Aug 23, 2021
History
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Aug 3, 2020
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 4396 (116th). |
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Feb 4, 2021
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
S. 246 (117th) 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 S. 246. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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