Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7096

Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act

Congress Targets Nursing Home Aide Training Approval After Quality-of-Care Penalties

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Key Points

Congress would change when a nursing home can run its own nurse aide training and testing for Medicare and Medicaid.
A facility could lose (or be blocked from getting) approval if it has serious quality-of-care problems tied to certain penalties or enforcement actions.
The bill sets a specific penalty trigger: at least $12,924 plus a cited quality-of-care deficiency.
For families, the aim is to keep training programs tied to low-quality care from being approved, which could affect staffing and care quality in nursing homes.
For nursing homes, the rules would be more clearly spelled out across both Medicare and Medicaid so the same kinds of enforcement actions matter in each program.

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Mixed Impacts(4)

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Neutral

Medicaid

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Disability Benefits

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Jan 15, 2026House

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.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act

Bill NumberHR 7096

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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.