H.R. 8331
118th Congress
House
Essential Caregivers Act of 2024
Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for the intell… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any period in which regular visitation is restricted.
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 8, 2024
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.
May 8, 2024
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
4
Lobbying activity
8
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Bodies those filers lobbied
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Cosponsors
113
D
Davids, Sharice
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
D
Thanedar, Shri
R
Rogers, Harold
D
Scholten, Hillary J.
R
Balderson, Troy
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Dingell, Debbie
R
Hinson, Ashley
R
James, John
D
Panetta, Jimmy
R
Mast, Brian J.
R
Mills, Cory
D
Bera, Ami
D
Kennedy, Timothy M.
R
Dunn, Neal P.
R
Gosar, Paul A.
R
Waltz, Michael
D
Neguse, Joe
Molinaro, Marcus
R
Stauber, Pete
Williams, Brandon
D
Garamendi, John
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Kim, Andy
R
LaHood, Darin
D
Slotkin, Elissa
Trone, David
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
R
Franklin, Scott
R
Womack, Steve
R
Murphy, Gregory F.
D
Aguilar, Pete
R
Huizenga, Bill
R
LaLota, Nick
Manning, Kathy
R
Finstad, Brad
D
Thompson, Mike
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
Mooney, Alexander
D'Esposito, Anthony
D
Golden, Jared F.
LaTurner, Jake
D
Castor, Kathy
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
D
Pappas, Chris
Phillips, Dean
D
Sewell, Terri A.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8331: Essential Caregivers Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8331/
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