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HR 1289 107th Congress House

Registered Nurses and Patients Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit forced overtime hours for certain licensed health care employees.

Introduced: May 23, 2001 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesDisciplining of employeesDiscrimination in employmentHealth
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Health facilitiesHospitalsHours of laborMedical personnelNursesOvertime
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 30, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 29, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 29, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E497)
Mar 29, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 30, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Registered Nurses and Patients Protection Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to limit the number of overtime hours which employers may require of licensed health care employees, including registered nurses but not doctors.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 14, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 14, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 23, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 23, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· May 1, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 1, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 29, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 29, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1289: Registered Nurses and Patients Protection Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1289/
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"H.R. 1289: Registered Nurses and Patients Protection Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1289/.
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H.R. 1289, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1289/.
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