House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-15
To amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to permit a waiver of the prohibition of offering nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs in certain nursing facilities.
Became law on May 15, 1997.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 6, 1997
- Committee actionMar 12, 1997
- Passed HouseApr 8, 1997 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateApr 30, 1997 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 6, 1997
- Became lawMay 15, 1997
Latest action: May 15, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-15.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 968.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 105-23,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 105-23,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 19, 1997 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/23
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/23 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 968, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/968
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7a96b4a93dfbda2458e4f4ca75b8a8f69edcb1ef45bfd67b62561ef9bd8afe66
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of June 3, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 968, last updated June 3, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Ehrlich.
- H.R. 1283 (105th) Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Class Action Relief Act of 1997
- H.R. 1063 (105th) To amend the Webb-Kenyon Act to allow any State, territory, or possession of the United States to bring an action in Federal court to…
- H.R. 756 (105th) National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation Establishment Act
- H.R. 3650 (105th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal joint and several liability of spouses on joint returns of Federal income tax, and…
- H.R. 3958 (105th) To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an overtime compensation exemption for paramedics, emergency medical technicians…
- H.R. 3454 (105th) Federal Credit Union Membership Act of 1998
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.