Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should promulgate as expeditiously as possible regulations required under the Public Health Service Act, relating to protections for residents of certain facilities with respect to the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion.
Latest action · Mar 16, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Calls for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate as expeditiously as possible the regulations required under the Public Health Service Act that would: (1) require facilities dealing with individuals with mental illness to ensure that there is an adequate number of qualified staff to evaluate patients, formulate treatment plans, and provide active treatment measures; (2) require that appropriate training be provided for the staff of such facilities in the use of restraints and any alternatives to the use of restraints; and (3) require that such facilities provide complete and accurate notification of any deaths occurring after restraint or seclusion of a patient.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2006 to Jun 29, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Mar 16, 2006 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| R-NY | John E. Sweeney | Jun 29, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 16, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2006Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should promulgate as expeditiously as possible regulations required under the Public Health Service Act, relating to protections for residents of certain facilities with respect to the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative procedure
- Child health
- Child safety
- Correctional personnel
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Employee training
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Hospitals
- Housing and Community Development
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Medical personnel
- Medical records
- Mental care facilities
- Mental illness
- Nursing homes
- Prisons
- Recruiting of employees
- Shelters for the homeless
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2006Introduced in House
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