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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025

S. 1709Introduced May 12, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Alex Padilla D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 12, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2864)

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

5 cosponsors — 4 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla.

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Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.