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 Spreadsheet

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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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
D-NYEdolphus TownsMay 16, 2002
D-MILynn N. RiversMay 16, 2002
D-TXMartin FrostMay 16, 2002
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoMay 16, 2002
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyMay 21, 2002
D-NYEliot L. EngelMay 21, 2002
D-NYGary L. AckermanMay 21, 2002
D-NYNita M. LoweyMay 21, 2002
R-NYSue W. KellyMay 21, 2002
D-MIDavid E. BoniorMay 22, 2002
R-NYJohn M. McHughMay 22, 2002
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonJun 5, 2002
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterJun 12, 2002
R-MDConstance A. MorellaJun 18, 2002
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyJun 24, 2002
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanJun 24, 2002
R-NJChristopher H. SmithJul 10, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred May 2, 2002
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 17, 2002

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.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care.
Short Titles as Introduced
Nurse Retention and Quality of Care Act of 2002

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 2, 2002Introduced in House

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