H.R. 7513 · 118th Congress

Protecting American Seniors’ Access to Care Act

Introduced on Mar 1, 2024 by Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7). 37 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 19, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 769.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Mar 1, 2024
Cosponsors
37
1 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a proposed rule regarding minimum staffing for nursing facilities, and to establish an advisory panel on the skilled nursing facility workforce.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Employee hiring
  • Health personnel
  • Labor market
  • Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
  • Medicaid
  • Nursing
  • State and local government operations

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Michelle FischbachR-MN-7Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 36

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 1, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Mar 1, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Mar 1, 2024 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Mar 1, 2024 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Mar 6, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Mar 6, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Mar 6, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 17.
  8. Mar 8, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  9. Nov 18, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-745, Part I.
  10. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-745, Part I.
  11. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
  12. Dec 19, 2024Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  13. Dec 19, 2024 · HouseCommittee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  14. Dec 19, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 769.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION8 reports
    $760K reported (all issues)
  2. AARP4 reports
    $19.9M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $4.1M reported (all issues)
  4. American Federation of Teachers4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  5. NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE4 reports
    $810K reported (all issues)
  6. TRINITY HEALTH4 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: TRINITY HEALTH$226.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  7. ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS3 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  8. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)3 reports
    $9.2M reported (all issues)
  9. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES3 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  10. LEADINGAGE (FKA AMER. ASSOC. OF HOMES AND SERVICES FOR THE AGING)3 reports
    $40.3K reported (all issues)
  11. Service Employees International Union CTW-CLC3 reports
    $690K reported (all issues)
  12. AFL-CIO2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  13. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $12.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  14. National Association of Boards of Pharmacy2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  15. Medline Industries, LP1 report
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP$985.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.