House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Nursing Home Pandemic Protection Act

H.R. 7048Introduced May 28, 2020Policy area: Health

Where it went

IntroducedMay 28, 2020
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 28, 2020 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7048.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GOTTHEIMER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 100, May 28, 2020, Page H2359):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all laws that shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 28, 2020 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

8 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 6 Democrats

2 of 8 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Elaine Luria (D-VA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Van Taylor (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Josh Gottheimer.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-5 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.