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
Jeff Merkley
Sponsor. Junior Senator for Oregon. Democrat.
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Introduced on Feb 4, 2021
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on February 4, 2021. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
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1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
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on Mar 18, 2021
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on Jun 14, 2021
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Rep. Don Young [R-AK, 1973-2022]
on Aug 23, 2021
History
Aug 3, 2020
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Feb 4, 2021
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S. 246 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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