119-hr1303

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1303 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1303

 To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 
 implementing, administering, or enforcing provisions relating to 
 minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities and Medicaid 
 institutional payment transparency reporting.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 13, 2025

 Mrs. Fischbach (for herself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. 
 Moran, Mr. Estes, Mr. Carey, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Johnson of South 
 Dakota, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Finstad, Mr. 
 Tiffany, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. 
 Murphy, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Norman) 
 introduced the following bill; which was 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

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 A BILL

 To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 
 implementing, administering, or enforcing provisions relating to 
 minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities and Medicaid 
 institutional payment transparency reporting.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting America's Seniors' Access 
to Care Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

 Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall not implement, administer, or enforce 
the provisions of the final rule published by the Centers for Medicare 
& Medicaid Services in the Federal Register on May 10, 2024, and titled 
``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-
Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency 
Reporting'' (89 Fed. Reg. 40876) or any substantially similar 
regulation.
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