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H.R. 7054: Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act

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H.R. 7054: Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-24 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act

Plain summary

Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow the President to provide reimbursement to private for-profit nursing homes for damages and expenses from a major disaster or declared emergency. Requires that such nursing homes: (1) be located within 30 miles of the disaster or emergency; and (2) have acted during the disaster or emergency in accordance with any relevant requirements applicable to private nonprofit nursing homes seeking reimbursement. Limits the amount of reimbursement to not greater than the amount available under such Act to a public or private nonprofit nursing home for similar damages or expenses after a disaster or emergency.

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Official text

Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr7054 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110