# 116-hr-8568: PREPARE LTC Act

116-hr-8568, PREPARE LTC Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ); status Referred 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8568
- Congress: 116
- Title: PREPARE LTC Act
- Status: Referred 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.
- Introduced: 2020-10-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting Restoration of Emergency Preparedness and Advancing Response to Epidemics in Long-Term Care Act or the PREPARE LTC Act This bill provides statutory authority for certain infection control and emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities, and expands certain requirements to apply to other infectious disease outbreaks beyond COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7027: Child Care Is Essential Act
- 116-hr-5221: 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8568 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8568)

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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7027: Child Care Is Essential Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7027)
- [116-hr-5221: 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5221)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
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