Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020
Latest action · May 13, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020
This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement that Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities report data regarding COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) preparedness, testing, infections, and deaths. Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish on the Nursing Home Compare website certain demographic information, aggregated by state, with respect to COVID-19 infections and deaths in such facilities.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 14, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Sep 14, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 13, 2020 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 13, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2020Introduced in House
- May 13, 2020Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 90, May 13, 2020, page H1999.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6800 | The Heroes Act | Related bill | Jul 23, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require long term care facilities to report certain information relating to COVID-19 cases and deaths.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicaid
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Nursing
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
