Skip to main content
S 71 109th Congress Senate Health Administrative remedies Business records Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Commerce Consumer education Damages Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Electronic government information Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Hospital care Hospital personnel Hospitals Internet Labor and Employment

Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2005

Introduced: January 24, 2005 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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
Feb 9, 2005
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Jan 24, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S247-248)
Jan 24, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S247)
Jan 24, 2005
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2005 - Amends part D (Miscellaneous) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) require each participating hospital to 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; (2) provide for the public reporting of certain staffing information, including a daily posting for each shift in the hospital of the current number of licensed and unlicensed nursing staff directly responsible for patient care; (3) prescribe recordkeeping, data collection, and evaluation requirements for participating hospitals; (4) specify civil monetary penalties for violations of such requirements; and (5) provide whistleblower protections.

What's happening now February 9, 2005

Star Print ordered on the bill.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 10, 2006
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 71: Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-71/
MLA
"S. 71: Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-71/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 71, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-71/.
Markdown link
[S. 71: Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2005](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-71/)
Report a problem