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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.

H.R. 968Introduced Mar 6, 1997Policy area: Health

Became law on May 15, 1997.

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Ehrlich R-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: May 15, 1997 — Became Public Law No: 105-15.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 968.

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.

Richard Burr (R-NC), David Minge (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Ehrlich.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-2 district

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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.