S3886-119

In Committee

Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 12, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Labor, Social Welfare.

Who Benefits and How

health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act.
  • Section id31d2e94692dd44dd81a1150116e52e72: 2. Nurse staffing requirements Section 1819(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(b)(4)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting...
  • Section idcbb0470f234947408ce040e0bdc2d6b7: 1128L. Study and reports recommending minimum staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities; promulgation of regulations Not...
  • Section id505f96cbae8e44fd9a42d8d364789ab8: 3. Permanent funding for the Survey and Certification Program for nursing homes and other health care entities Part A of Title XI of the Social Security Act...
  • Section idcabccf85772f4a02a4e45c22f44d18e8: 1150D. Funding for the Survey and Certification Program There is appropriated to the Secretary, out of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Labor, Social Welfare

Primary Purpose

This bill, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Labor Social Welfare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies: ,
health care providers and patients: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 12, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 12, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 12, 2026

Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Kim, Mr. Booker, Ms. Warren, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Labor Social Welfare
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

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