Bill Information for s5319-119

Long Title

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program.

Short Title

Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act

Vote Information

Status: REFERRED as of 2026-08-06 00:00:00.

Sponsor: This bill was sponsored by Jeff Merkley (D-OR).

Party line votes are determined based on this being a D-sponsored piece of legislation. See here for information on how party line votes are determined.

Vote count: There were 0 roll call votes on this bill in total.