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HR 4872 107th Congress House Health Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information systems Employee selection Government Operations and Politics Home care services Identification of criminals Labor and Employment Medical personnel Nursing homes

Nursing Home Resident Safety Assurance Act of 2002

Introduced: June 5, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Jul 18, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 26, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 6, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E975)
Jun 5, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Jun 5, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Nursing Home Resident Safety Assurance Act of 2002 - Amends the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1999 to authorize a nursing facility or home health care agency to submit a request to the Attorney General to conduct a search and exchange of criminal history records regarding an applicant for a position involved in indirect (currently limited to direct) patient care.
What's happening now July 18, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 22, 2002
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 26, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4872: Nursing Home Resident Safety Assurance Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4872/
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"H.R. 4872: Nursing Home Resident Safety Assurance Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4872/.
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