,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbj,mr4  
,horsford introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services to require long term   
care facilities to report certain       
information relating to ,,covid-#ai     
cases and deaths4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,nursing 
,facility ,quality ,reporting ,act of   
#bjbj4  #b4 ,requiring long term care   
facilities to report certain information
 relating to ,,covid-#ai cases and      
deaths  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
of ,health and ,human ,services 7in this
 section referred to as the ,secretary7 

shall1 as soon as practicable1 require  
that the information described in       
paragraph 7#a7 of section #dhc4hj7;g7 of
 title #db1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations1 or a successor regulation1
 be reported by a facility 7as defined  
for purposes of such section74  7b7     
,demographic information ,the ,secretary
 shall post the following information   
with respect to skilled nursing         
facilities 7as defined in section       
#ahai7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;i-#c7;a777 and     
nursing facilities 7as defined in       
section #aiai7;a7 of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acifr7a777 on the ,nursing   
,home ,compare website 7as described in 
section #ahai7;i7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acie;i-#c7;i7771 or a successor        
website1 aggregated by ,state3 7#a7 ,the
 age1 race_/ethnicity1 and preferred    
language of the residents of such       
skilled nursing facilities and nursing  
facilities with suspected or confirmed  

,,covid-#ai infections1 including       
residents previously treated for        
,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,the age1            
race_/ethnicity1 and preferred language 
relating to total deaths and ,,covid-#ai
 deaths among residents of such skilled 
nursing facilities and nursing          
facilities4  7c7 ,confidentiality ,any  
information reported under this section 
that is made available to the public    
shall be made so available in a manner  
that protects the identity of residents 
of skilled nursing facilities and       
nursing facilities4  7d7 ,implementation
 ,the ,secretary may implement the      
provisions of this section be program   
instruction or otherwise4