3.0.0 2083 2023-01-11T13:27:33Z 2023-01-11T13:27:33Z House HR 2015-04-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. CAPPS:H.R. 2083.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H2654]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-14T13:26:21Z Referred to 2015-04-29T13:00:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-01T15:21:16Z Referred to 2015-04-29T13:00:45Z Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015 114 1132 S 2015-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2015-05-14 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-05-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-04-29 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-04-29 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-29 Referred 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] LOIS CAPPS D CA 24 N J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2015-04-29 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2015-04-29 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2015-04-29 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2015-04-29 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2015-04-29 True P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2015-04-29 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2015-04-29 True S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2015-04-29 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2015-04-29 True T000474 Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] Norma Torres D CA J. 35 2015-04-29 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2015-06-15 False L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2015-06-15 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2015-06-15 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2015-06-17 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2015-07-08 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2015-07-08 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2015-07-29 False B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 13 2015-09-08 False T000473 Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] Mark Takai D HI 1 2015-09-09 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2015-09-17 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2015-09-29 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2015-10-06 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2015-10-07 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2015-10-22 False A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2015-11-18 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2016-01-08 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2016-02-01 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2016-02-24 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2016-04-21 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2016-04-21 False C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2016-05-06 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2016-05-31 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2016-06-28 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2016-07-25 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2016-07-25 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2016-11-14 False Health Employment discrimination and employee rights Health care quality Health information and medical records Health personnel Hospital care Medicare Nursing Health 00 2015-04-29 Introduced in House 2015-05-19T19:49:57Z Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require each Medicare participating hospital to implement a hospital-wide staffing plan for nursing services furnished in the hospital.

Requires the plan to require that an appropriate number of registered nurses provide direct patient care in each unit and on each shift of the hospital to ensure staffing levels that: (1) address the unique characteristics of the patients and hospital units; and (2) result in the delivery of safe, quality patient care consistent with specified requirements.

Requires each participating hospital to establish a hospital nurse staffing committee which shall implement such plan.

Specifies civil monetary and other penalties for violation of the requirements of this Act.

Sets forth whistleblower protections against discrimination and retaliation involving patients or employees of the hospital for their grievances, complaints, or involvement in investigations relating to such plan.

]]> Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015 Display Title Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2083ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2083ih.xml 2015-05-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.