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Nursing School Capacity Act of 2007

Introduced: January 24, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 24, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 24, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nursing School Capacity Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request that the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) conduct a study to: (1) identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating the number of registered nurses necessary to ensure patient safety and meet the need for quality assurance in the provision of health care; and (2) develop recommendations to alleviate the constraints on a short-term and long-term basis. Directs the Secretary to provide that the study consider the perspectives of: (1) nurses and physicians in inpatient, outpatient, and residential facilities; (2) faculty and administrators of nursing schools; (3) providers of health plans or health insurance; and (4) consumers.

What's happening now February 2, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 16
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 4, 2008
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 6, 2008
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 3, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 7, 2007
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 1, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 12, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 8, 2007
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2007
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 7, 2007
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 7, 2007
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 31, 2007
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jan 31, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 29, 2007
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jan 29, 2007
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 24, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 677: Nursing School Capacity Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-677/
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"H.R. 677: Nursing School Capacity Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-677/.
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H.R. 677, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-677/.
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