# 115-hr-4704: Nursing Home CARE Act

115-hr-4704, Nursing Home CARE Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4704
- Congress: 115
- Title: Nursing Home CARE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-12-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Nursing Home Comfortable Air Ready for Emergencies Act or the Nursing Home CARE Act This bill (1) provides statutory authority for certain emergency-preparedness requirements applicable to skilled-nursing facilities and nursing-facility providers and suppliers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, (2) establishes a loan program to assist such facilities in complying with the requirements, and (3) otherwise revises provisions regarding the emergency preparedness of such facilities.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2017-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2018-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2018-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2018-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2018-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-09-12T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-4704 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4704)

## Related
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- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4256)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
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