Senate bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to establish an effective clinical staffing recruitment and retention program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. John Melcher D-MTWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 9, 1987
- Committee actionSep 25, 1987
- Passed SenateNov 18, 1987 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 28, 1987 — Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 9 Democrats
1 of 11 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Max Baucus (D-MT), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Quentin Burdick (D-ND), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), John McCain (R-AZ), George Mitchell (D-ME), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Richard Shelby (R-AL).
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Melcher.
- S.J.Res. 335 (100th) A joint resolution to designate the last full week of October, October 23 through October 29, 1988, as "National Adult Immunization…
- S. 2641 (100th) Temporary Emergency Wildfire Suppression Act
- S. 659 (100th) Agricultural Aid and Trade Missions Act
- S. 1704 (100th) A bill to authorize the establishment of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Site in the State of Montana.
- S. 1889 (100th) Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 1988
- S. 2273 (100th) A bill to provide for the transfer of certain funds to the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of certain members of the Crow Tribe.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.