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HRES 510 111th Congress House

Recognizing the need for safe patient handling and movement.

Introduced: September 28, 2010 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Health care qualityHealth personnelNursingWorker safety and health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jun 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages safe patient movement for direct-care licensed nurses and other health care providers as a critical component in protecting health care workers and increasing patient safety.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2010
Ellsworth, Brad
· May 11, 2010
Driehaus, Steve
· Dec 11, 2009
Halvorson, Deborah
· Nov 17, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 17, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 4, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 510: Recognizing the need for safe patient handling and movement.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-510/
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"H. Res. 510: Recognizing the need for safe patient handling and movement.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-510/.
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