Merkley, Matsui, Kiggans Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Keep America's Nurses, Patients Safe
March 07, 2024
March 07, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024:
Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) announced the introduction of the Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. This bicameral, bipartisan bill would provide nurses with stronger federal workplace safeguards.
To address staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to work mandatory overtim . . .
Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) announced the introduction of the Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. This bicameral, bipartisan bill would provide nurses with stronger federal workplace safeguards.
To address staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to work mandatory overtim . . .