HR 4654 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Nurse Retention and Quality of Care Act of 2002

Introduced May 2, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn McCarthy D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 17, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 2, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Nurse Retention and Quality of Care Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible health care facilities to carry out demonstrations of models and best practices in nursing care in order to develop strategies for nurse retention. Requires such demonstrations to promote nurse satisfaction, communication, collaboration in decision-making, professional advancement, high quality care, and a balanced work-life environment.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2002 to Jul 10, 2002, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CAMary BonoOriginalMay 2, 2002
D-MIBart StupakMay 9, 2002
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMay 9, 2002
D-NJDonald M. PayneMay 9, 2002
D-CAEllen O. TauscherMay 9, 2002
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.May 9, 2002
D-MIJohn D. DingellMay 9, 2002
D-PAJohn P. MurthaMay 9, 2002
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelMay 9, 2002
D-NYMichael R. McNultyMay 9, 2002
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMay 9, 2002
D-PARobert A. BradyMay 9, 2002
D-NYSteve IsraelMay 9, 2002
I-VTBernard SandersMay 16, 2002
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.May 16, 2002
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 2, 2002Introduced in House
  3. May 2, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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