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Quality Nursing Care Act of 2004

Introduced: December 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 8, 2003
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.
Dec 8, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Quality Nursing Care Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to require under new Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) that each participating hospital adopt and implement a staffing system that ensures a number of registered nurses on each shift and in each unit of the hospital to ensure appropriate staffing levels for patient care. Outlines whistle-blower protections.

What's happening now December 19, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 2, 2004
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 2, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 2, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 2, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3656: Quality Nursing Care Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3656/
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"H.R. 3656: Quality Nursing Care Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3656/.
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H.R. 3656, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3656/.
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