119th Congress
S. 1709
Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Alex Padilla(D-CA)
- Introduced
- May 12, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (5)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Added later (2)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) · May 13, 2025
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT) · Jan 5, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.
Latest action(May 12, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2864)
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 12, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2864) - May 12, 2025
Introduced in Senate