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A resolution supporting the goals and ideas of National Time Out Day to promote the adoption of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' universal protocol for preventing…

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A resolution supporting the goals and ideas of National Time Out Day to promote the adoption of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' universal protocol for preventing errors in the operating room.

Introduced: February 7, 2005 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Jun 22, 2005

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7199)

Jun 22, 2005

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7199)

Jun 22, 2005

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7199)

Jun 22, 2005

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7199)

Feb 7, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1062)

Feb 7, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1062)

Feb 7, 2005

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses support for the goals and ideas of National Time Out Day (June 22, 2005) to promote the adoption of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' universal protocol for preventing errors in the operating room.

Congratulates perioperative nurses and representatives of surgical teams for working together to reduce medical errors.

What's happening now June 22, 2005

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7199)

Related & companion bills 4

Bill text 2 versions

Agreed to Senate Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 2

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Apr 12, 2005

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Feb 7, 2005

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 40: A resolution supporting the goals and ideas of National Time Out Day to promote the adoption of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' universal protocol for preventing errors in the operating room.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-40/

MLA

"S. Res. 40: A resolution supporting the goals and ideas of National Time Out Day to promote the adoption of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' universal protocol for preventing errors in the operating room.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-40/.

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S. Res. 40, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-40/.

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[S. Res. 40: A resolution supporting the goals and ideas of National Time Out Day to promote the adoption of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' universal protocol for preventing errors in the operating room.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-40/)