House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Janice Schakowsky D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 7, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1602.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 50, March 25, 2015, Page H2034):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 25, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1602, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1602
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
42 cosponsors — 42 Democrats
0 of 42 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ami Bera (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), John Conyers (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Michael Honda (D-CA), William Keating (D-MA), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), James McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY) and 12 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Janice Schakowsky.
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- H.Res. 932 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to third-party charges on consumer telephone bills.
- H.Res. 769 (114th) Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.Res. 393 (114th) Expressing support for policies to protect and expand Social Security and secure its long-term future in a fair and responsible manner.
- H.R. 1340 (114th) International Violence Against Women Act of 2015
- H.R. 265 (114th) Public Option Deficit Reduction Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.