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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should promulgate as expeditiously as possible regulations required under the Public Health Service Act, relating to…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should promulgate as expeditiously as possible regulations required under the Public Health Service Act, relating to protections for residents of certain facilities with respect to the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion.

Introduced: March 16, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate as expeditiously as possible the regulations required under the Public Health Service Act that would: (1) require facilities dealing with individuals with mental illness to ensure that there is an adequate number of qualified staff to evaluate patients, formulate treatment plans, and provide active treatment measures; (2) require that appropriate training be provided for the staff of such facilities in the use of restraints and any alternatives to the use of restraints; and (3) require that such facilities provide complete and accurate notification of any deaths occurring after restraint or seclusion of a patient.

What's happening now March 16, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 27, 2006
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 25, 2006
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 6, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 363: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should promulgate as expeditiously as possible regulations required under the Public Health Service Act, relating to protections for residents of certain facilities with respect to the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-363/
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"H. Con. Res. 363: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should promulgate as expeditiously as possible regulations required under the Public Health Service Act, relating to protections for residents of certain facilities with respect to the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-363/.
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H. Con. Res. 363, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-363/.
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[H. Con. Res. 363: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should promulgate as expeditiously as possible regulations required under the Public Health Service Act, relating to protections for residents of certain facilities with respect to the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-363/)
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