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HRES 831 109th Congress House Commemorations Congressional tributes Health Nurses Quality of care Special days Surgeons Surgery

To support the goals of an annual National Time-Out Day to promote patient safety and optimal outcomes in the operating room.

Introduced: May 22, 2006 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 5, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 22, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for the goals and ideal of an annual National Time-Out Day as designated by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.

Congratulates perioperative nurses and representatives of surgical teams for working together to protect patient safety.

What's happening now June 5, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HRES 150 Related bill Recognizing the goals and ideals of a National Time Out Day to support the universal protocol, developed by the Joint C…
  • SRES 40 Related bill A resolution supporting the goals and ideas of National Time Out Day to promote the adoption of the Joint Commission on…
  • HRES 825 Identical bill To support the goals of an annual National Time-Out Day to promote patient safety and optimal outcomes in the operating…
  • SRES 482 Identical bill A resolution supporting the goals of an annual National Time-Out Day to promote patient safety and optimal outcomes in …
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 831: To support the goals of an annual National Time-Out Day to promote patient safety and optimal outcomes in the operating room.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-831/
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"H. Res. 831: To support the goals of an annual National Time-Out Day to promote patient safety and optimal outcomes in the operating room.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-831/.
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H. Res. 831, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-831/.
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[H. Res. 831: To support the goals of an annual National Time-Out Day to promote patient safety and optimal outcomes in the operating room.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-831/)
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