Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act
Latest action · May 28, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 28, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act
This bill establishes several requirements for skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and assisted living facilities to address the outbreak of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Specifically, the bill requires these facilities to establish crisis plans and to maintain at least a 30-day supply of personal protective equipment to respond to the outbreak. The bill also incorporates a memorandum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about new regulations that require skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities to report COVID-19 cases to residents, families, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the requirements took effect May 8, 2020).
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 28, 2020 to Nov 5, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | May 28, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | May 28, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jul 1, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Nov 5, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Nov 5, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 28, 2020Introduced in House
- May 28, 2020Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4846 | Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act | Identical bill | Oct 22, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Nursing
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 28, 2020Introduced in House
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