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MEND Act

Introduced: January 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act or the MEND Act

This bill lessens the organizational requirements that hospital-based nursing and allied-health education programs must meet in order to be eligible to receive certain Medicare payments for program support.

What's happening now February 7, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 662: MEND Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-662/
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"H.R. 662: MEND Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-662/.
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H.R. 662, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-662/.
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