United States · Bill · S
S. 351 (109th)
Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2005
Introduced
10 February 2005
Last action
10 February 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Subjects
Healthcare, Budget
Source updated
15 August 2025
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, protect nurses against retaliation in any manner with respect to any aspect of employment, and provide for civil money penalties for violations of such provisions. 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 their 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 with respect to overtime requirements for nurses that are inconsistent with the overtime requirements added by this Act.
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Timeline
10 February 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1279-1280)
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 10 February 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/351
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/351
- us · 109-s-351 · source updated 15 August 2025