RETROGRESSION news : hr 2536
June 2009
Last week, the Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act (HR 2536) was introduced by Reps. Wexler (D-FL) and Sensenbrenner (R-WI). While this is another measure in its legislative procedure, it is a critical first step. As an American approach, it has designed to insure that legislation is appropriately well thought-out.
The Bill will be submitted to the Committee on the Judiciary. That Committee may refer it to subcommittee(s) and its process is upon complete discretion of the leaders of that committee.
After the Committee has passed the bill, the bill will be presented with a vote to the House of Representatives, which is the lower American legislative body. Whether or not a vote is taken, it is subject to the Speaker of the House. If bill has passed and approved by the House, the Senate must then consider the legislation.
Upon approval from both the House and the Senate, the bill is directly offered to the President who will almost certain sign the bill and put into law. From time to time, the President can refuse bills that have been passed by the Senate and the House, but this is a controversial political move and not one likely to be used against the ENSRA.
Though the process seems lengthy to follow, for small legislations it is often complex to clear all of the difficulty in its one two-year Congressional term.
However, there is a second shorter process where a bill may be attached to a larger portion of legislation. This process was used 2005 to get the Schedule A EX visa bill passed. The Schedule A EX visa bill was affixed to the 2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.
The process of affixing a smaller bill to a larger bill has a formal method of an adjustment being offered and accepted. The formal method may however be secondary to the informal process, which includes much of engaging talks and arguments with powerful political leaders.
To some extent, the informal process began three years ago when it became apparent that the retrogression would resurface, with valiant efforts have been further continued.
what is hr 2536?
Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act.
The bill is to provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the United States, and for other purposes.
