H.R. 2530 · 118th Congress

Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2023

Introduced on Apr 6, 2023 by Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9). 98 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Apr 6, 2023
Cosponsors
98
0 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Janice D. SchakowskyD-IL-9Sponsor

Democrats · 98

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Apr 6, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 6, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Apr 6, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
  4. Apr 6, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
  5. Apr 14, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  6. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  2. ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS5 reports
    $410K reported (all issues)
  3. CharterCARE Health Partners5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  4. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS5 reports
    $749.7K reported (all issues)
  5. HCA5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  6. HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NYS5 reports
    $530K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE, INC.AI match · 100%
  7. NATIONAL NURSES UNITED5 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)
  8. THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA5 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIAAI match · 100%
  9. THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  10. St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  11. Valley Health System3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  12. Virtua3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VIRTUA-WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM INC$45K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  13. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER2 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)
  14. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES1 report
    $610K reported (all issues)
  15. CentraState Healthcare System1 report
  16. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS1 report
    $650K reported (all issues)
  17. NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION1 report

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.