Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2005
Latest action · Feb 25, 2005 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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to place limitations on mandatory overtime for nurses, prohibit retaliation against them in any manner with respect to any aspect of employment, and establish civil money penalties for violations of this Act.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report to Congress on standards to establish for the maximum number of hours that a nurse may work without compromising the safety of patients.
Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to study and report to Congress on the extent to which federally operated medical facilities have in effect practices and policies for overtime requirements for nurses that are inconsistent with the requirements added by this Act.
Cosponsors 102
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2005 to Sep 29, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Feb 14, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Feb 15, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Feb 17, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Feb 17, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Feb 17, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Feb 17, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Feb 17, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 15, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Mar 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 19, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | May 24, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 24, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 24, 2005 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 24, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 24, 2005 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | May 24, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 24, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 4, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | May 23, 2006 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jul 27, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Sep 29, 2006 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 14, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2005 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 14, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2005Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 10, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E212-213)
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 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-17 | PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY INITIATIVES57 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 9, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 351 | Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Feb 10, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Accreditation (Medical care)
- Ambulatory care
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Clinics
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Disciplining of employees
- Discrimination in employment
- Electronic government information
- Employee rights
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Home care services
- Hospital personnel
- Hours of labor
- Internet
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legislation
- Medical ethics
- Medicare
- Mental health services
- Military hospitals
- Nurses
- Quality of care
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Veterans' hospitals
- Whistle blowing
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2005Introduced in House
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