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H.R. 1256

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Summary

H.R. 1256, the Long-Term Care Transparency Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 12, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas Langworthy (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 1256 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb1256/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1256 IH: Long-Term Care Transparency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-12
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1256  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 12, 2025   Mr. Langworthy  (for himself,  Mr. Smucker ,  Mr. Davis of North Carolina , and  Ms. Tenney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require reports to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Long-Term Care Transparency Act  .
2.
Reporting on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Chapter 2 of subtitle A of title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3058f et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
714.
Reports to Congress
Each year, the Assistant Secretary shall submit, to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report that—
(1)
aggregates all reports submitted under section 712(h) for such year; and
(2)
provides a summary of the findings of such reports.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-12
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 12, 2025

hb1256/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/12/2025)

Long-Term Care Transparency Act

This bill requires the Administration on Aging to submit to Congress an annual report that (1) aggregates reports submitted to the administration by state long-term care ombudsman offices for the year, and (2) summarizes the findings of such reports.

(State long-term care ombudsman programs investigate and respond to complaints by and on behalf of residents in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other adult care homes. Each state long-term care ombudsman office is required to submit an annual report to the administration including data related to complaints and conditions in long-term care facilities and an evaluation of the problems experienced by long-term care residents.)

Sponsors

Rep. Nicholas Langworthy (R) sponsors H.R. 1256, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1256 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Feb 12, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1256 has taken 2 actions since Feb 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 1256 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1256 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Long-Term Care Transparency Act — Display Title
  • Long-Term Care Transparency Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require reports to Congress on State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1256 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIES​Health insurance-focused companiesCalifornia14$70K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BALLARD SPAHR LLP14$70K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MARIA TRIPPLAAR114
TIMOTHY JENKINS114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIESBALLARD SPAHR LLP2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIESBALLARD SPAHR LLP2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIESBALLARD SPAHR LLP2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIESBALLARD SPAHR LLP2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1256 under Social Welfare, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1256’s is Social Welfare.

hr1256/policy-areas.txt
Social WelfareAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1256 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to State and local government operations.

hr1256/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careState and local government operations

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1256, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LANGWORTHY:H.R. 1256.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H677]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com