# 116-hr-5216: Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019

116-hr-5216, Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5216
- Congress: 116
- Title: Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2019-11-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019 This bill establishes several requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities with respect to minimum staffing levels, training for nurses, and protections for whistleblowers and residents. The bill also requires specific consent procedures in relation to the administration of certain psychotropic drugs and prohibits the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in such facilities.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5216 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5216)

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