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HR 4843 105th Congress House

Nursing Home Residents Protection Act of 1998

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities filing for relief under title 11 of the U… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities filing for relief under title 11 of the United States Code to provide to appropriate State agencies written notice of such filing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 20, 1998 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 20, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Oct 15, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Oct 15, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Oct 15, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Oct 15, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 20, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nursing Home Residents Protection Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a person or entity having a controlling interest in a skilled nursing facility or a nursing facility that files for relief from debts under the bankruptcy code to provide written notice of such filing to the State agency responsible for licensing the facility. Requires similar written notification to the State agency of appointment of a bankruptcy trustee.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 20, 1998
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 20, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4843: Nursing Home Residents Protection Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4843/
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"H.R. 4843: Nursing Home Residents Protection Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4843/.
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