S 706 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Nurse Reinvestment Act

Introduced Apr 5, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor John F. Kerry D-MA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 5, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 5, 2001
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Nurse Reinvestment Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for nurse education training payments to qualified entities.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase the matching rate for Medicaid nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the exclusion from gross income of amounts received under the National Nursing Service Corps Scholarship Program.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the nursing profession, highlight the advantages and rewards of nursing, and encourage individuals from diverse communities and backgrounds to enter the nursing profession; and (2) award grants to designated eligible educational entities in order to increase the number of nurses. Authorizes appropriations.

Establishes a National Nurse Service Corps Scholarship program that provides scholarships to individuals seeking nursing education in exchange for service by such individuals in areas with nursing shortages. Authorizes appropriations.

Cosponsors 38

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2001 to Oct 11, 2001; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalApr 5, 2001
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalApr 5, 2001
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalApr 5, 2001
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeOriginalApr 5, 2001
D-MAEdward M. KennedyOriginalApr 5, 2001
D-SCErnest F. HollingsOriginalApr 5, 2001
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalApr 5, 2001
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalApr 5, 2001
D-RIJack ReedOriginalApr 5, 2001
R-VTJames M. JeffordsOriginalApr 5, 2001
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalApr 5, 2001
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalApr 5, 2001
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalApr 5, 2001
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonOriginalApr 5, 2001
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalApr 5, 2001
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Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Apr 5, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 5, 2001Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 5, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3534)
  3. Apr 5, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S3534James M. Jeffords R-VT, John F. Kerry D-MAApr 5, 2001

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 107-70A REVIEW OF FEDERAL BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE225 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeOct 10, 2001
Serial No. 107-57AUTHORIZING SAFETY NET PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS165 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeAug 1, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-630LOOMING NURSING SHORTAGE: IMPACT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS74 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeJun 14, 2001

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish programs to alleviate the nursing profession shortage, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Nurse Reinvestment Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 5, 2001Introduced in Senate

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