{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1303","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1303,"title":"Protecting America’s Seniors’ Access to Care Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-13","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000470","fullName":"Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]","party":"R","state":"MN","district":7}],"cosponsorsCount":25,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-13","text":"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."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Department of Health and Human Services","Employee hiring","Health care costs and insurance","Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care","Medicaid","Medicare"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-13","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Protecting America’s Seniors’ Access to Care Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits administration, implementation, or enforcement of the rule titled&nbsp;<em>Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting</em>, which was issued by the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services on May 10, 2024.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill prohibits administration, implementation, or enforcement of provisions that, among other changes, (1) establish minimum staffing standards for nurses in Medicare and Medicaid long-term care facilities, including requiring a nurse to be onsite 24/7 and requiring a minimum of 3.48 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day; and (2) require state Medicaid programs to report on payments to direct care workers and support staff of nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2025-08-14T15:45:03Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":333,"ts":"2026-04-15T20:38:04.849Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Protecting%20America%E2%80%99s%20Seniors%E2%80%99%20Access%20to%20Care%20Act"}]}}