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.
Public Law 105-15 · H.R. 968 · 105th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on May 15, 1997 · Health
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Ehrlich (R-MD-2)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Richard Burr, Rep. David Minge
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit waiver of the prohibition against offering nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs in certain nursing facilities (including, for Medicare purposes, a skilled nursing facility) if no other such program is offered within a reasonable distance of such a facility.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Health and Environment Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- May 15, 1997Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-15.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 6, 1997PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 30, 1997FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Finance Committee
- Apr 9, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Finance Committee
- Apr 8, 1997FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered without objection on the amendment and the bill.
- Mar 19, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Mar 13, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
- Mar 12, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Health and Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Health and Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Ways and Means Committee
- Mar 10, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Health and Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Mar 6, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.