House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-205

Nurse Reinvestment Act

H.R. 3487Introduced Dec 13, 2001Policy area: Health

Became law on Aug 1, 2002.

Sponsor: Rep. Michael Bilirakis R-FL

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Where it went

IntroducedDec 13, 2001
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseDec 20, 2001 · by voice vote
Passed SenateJul 22, 2002 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesJul 22, 2002
To the PresidentJul 30, 2002
Became lawAug 1, 2002

Latest action: Aug 1, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-205.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3487.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3487, Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2001” on March 21, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on December 20, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2002 ↗
Evidence
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13545
CBO publication date
March 21, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3487, 107th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3487
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3487, Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2001” on March 21, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on December 20, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 21, 2002 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13545
CBO publication date
March 21, 2002
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3487, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/3487
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 28, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
03c442677b9574519beb970bcd0cdb0117f0a13528043bbbe52f0af58a832da6
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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

35 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 19 Democrats

20 of 35 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.

Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), John Dingell (D-MI), Robert Ehrlich (R-MD), Ernest Fletcher (R-KY), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Christopher John (D-LA), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Mark Kennedy (R-MN), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), James Maloney (D-CT), Edward Markey (D-MA), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Mike Ross (D-AR), Marge Roukema (R-NJ), Bobby Rush (D-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL), Ted Strickland (D-OH), Bart Stupak (D-MI), W. Tauzin (R-LA), Karen Thurman (D-FL) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Bilirakis.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-9 district

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