That Congress— (1) honors Mary Eliza Mahoney, the first Black nurse, for an outstanding nursing career, dedication to the United States nursing profession, and exemplary contributions to local and national professional nursing organizations; (2) recognizes Mary Eliza Mahoney as the first professionally trained Black nurse, and honors other Black nurses who practice nursing with distinction; (3) honors and supports the goals and activities of National Nurses Week; (4) promotes further understanding and public awareness of the history of American nurses, particularly Black nurses, who practiced nursing with compassion and devotion and transmitted new scientific knowledge using science-based nursing practice; and (5) advocates for Black, Latina, and other women of color to enter nursing and supports strategies to retain and bring back nurses who are considering leaving or have left the nursing profession.