HR 2677 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Nursing Home Quality Protection Act of 2001

Introduced Jul 30, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Henry A. Waxman D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Aug 10, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 30, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Nursing Home Quality Protection Act of 2001 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for: (1) reinstitution of the Boren Amendment payment methodology repealed in 1997; (2) increased nurse staffing; (3) increased sanctions (including refunds and withholding of Federal funds) for substandard care furnished in nursing facilities; (4) a Nursing Facility Quality Improvement Account in the Treasury for deposit of all substandard care refunds and withheld amounts; (5) grants to States for improvement of the quality of care furnished in nursing facilities in the State; (6) increased public disclosure of information on the Internet regarding nursing facilities; (7) background checks on covered nursing facility employees; (8) the applicability of protections afforded under survey and certification process provisions to all nursing facility residents, not just those entitled to Medicaid payments or in an institution meeting certain requirements; and (9) financial accountability of nursing facilities.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2001 to Sep 4, 2002; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-OKBrad CarsonOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-ILLane EvansOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-MORichard A. GephardtOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-ILRod R. BlagojevichOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-CATom LantosOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-NMTom UdallOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJul 30, 2001
D-CAAnna G. EshooSep 5, 2001
D-OHDennis J. KucinichSep 5, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsSep 5, 2001
D-CAHoward L. BermanSep 5, 2001
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardSep 5, 2001
D-PARobert A. BorskiSep 5, 2001
D-PARobert A. BradySep 5, 2001
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezSep 28, 2001
D-PAWilliam J. CoyneOct 2, 2001
D-CAHilda L. SolisOct 16, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiDec 12, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMar 11, 2002
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyJun 4, 2002
D-NYCharles B. RangelJul 11, 2002
D-WITammy BaldwinJul 15, 2002
D-CTJames H. MaloneySep 4, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 30, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Aug 10, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 10, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 30, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Jul 30, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1471-1472)
  4. Jul 30, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1471Henry A. Waxman D-CAJul 30, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality of care furnished in nursing homes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Nursing Home Quality Protection Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 30, 2001Introduced in House

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