U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 6766
Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities to permit essential caregivers access during any period in which regular visitation is restricted.
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- Sponsor
- Claudia TenneyR-NY-24
- Introduced
- December 16, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Health (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (160)
84 Democrats, 76 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Juan CiscomaniR-AZ-6
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1
- John B. LarsonD-CT-1
- Tracey MannR-KS-1
- Cory MillsR-FL-7
Signed on later
- Debbie DingellD-MI-6December 17, 2025
- Susie LeeD-NV-3December 17, 2025
- Jimmy PanettaD-CA-19December 17, 2025
- Julia BrownleyD-CA-26December 18, 2025
- John W. MannionD-NY-22December 18, 2025
- Aaron BeanR-FL-4December 23, 2025
- Nicole MalliotakisR-NY-11December 23, 2025
- Maria Elvira SalazarR-FL-27December 23, 2025
- Thomas P. TiffanyR-WI-7December 23, 2025
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1January 6, 2026
- Maxwell FrostD-FL-10January 6, 2026
- Young KimR-CA-40January 6, 2026
- Joe NeguseD-CO-2January 6, 2026
- Rudy Yakym IIIR-IN-2January 7, 2026
- Jim CostaD-CA-21January 8, 2026
- Michael LawlerR-NY-17January 8, 2026
- Rosa L. DeLauroD-CT-3January 12, 2026
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12January 12, 2026
- Adelita S. GrijalvaD-AZ-7January 13, 2026
- Nicholas A. LangworthyR-NY-23January 13, 2026
- Mark PocanD-WI-2January 13, 2026
- John H. RutherfordR-FL-5January 13, 2026
- Lateefah SimonD-CA-12January 13, 2026
- Joe CourtneyD-CT-2January 14, 2026
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5January 14, 2026
- James A. HimesD-CT-4January 14, 2026
- Sarah McBrideD-DE-ALJanuary 14, 2026
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44January 15, 2026
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7January 15, 2026
- Mike ThompsonD-CA-4January 16, 2026
- Don BaconR-NE-2January 22, 2026
- Salud O. CarbajalD-CA-24January 22, 2026
- Sharice DavidsD-KS-3January 22, 2026
- Randy FineR-FL-6January 22, 2026
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezD-WA-3January 22, 2026
- Anna Paulina LunaR-FL-13January 22, 2026
- Grace MengD-NY-6January 22, 2026
- Mike RogersR-AL-3January 22, 2026
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2January 22, 2026
- Lori TrahanD-MA-3January 22, 2026
- Daniel MeuserR-PA-9January 30, 2026
- Lloyd SmuckerR-PA-11January 30, 2026
- Judy ChuD-CA-28February 2, 2026
- Carol D. MillerR-WV-1February 2, 2026
- Timothy M. KennedyD-NY-26February 3, 2026
- Hillary J. ScholtenD-MI-3February 3, 2026
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1February 3, 2026
- Gabe VasquezD-NM-2February 3, 2026
- Adrian SmithR-NE-3February 5, 2026
- Shomari FiguresD-AL-2February 9, 2026
- Andrew R. GarbarinoR-NY-2February 9, 2026
- Burgess OwensR-UT-4February 9, 2026
- Chris PappasD-NH-1February 9, 2026
- Nick LaLotaR-NY-1February 10, 2026
- Jimmy GomezD-CA-34February 11, 2026
- Jill N. TokudaD-HI-2February 20, 2026
- Gabe AmoD-RI-1February 23, 2026
- Scott H. PetersD-CA-50February 23, 2026
- Christopher R. DeluzioD-PA-17February 24, 2026
- Josh HarderD-CA-9February 24, 2026
- J. French HillR-AR-2February 24, 2026
- Ashley HinsonR-IA-2February 24, 2026
- John JamesR-MI-10February 24, 2026
- Robin L. KellyD-IL-2February 24, 2026
- Brittany PettersenD-CO-7February 24, 2026
- Darren SotoD-FL-9February 24, 2026
- Elise M. StefanikR-NY-21February 24, 2026
- W. Gregory SteubeR-FL-17February 24, 2026
- Thomas R. SuozziD-NY-3February 24, 2026
- Joe WilsonR-SC-2March 3, 2026
- Mike KellyR-PA-16March 4, 2026
- Donald G. DavisD-NC-1March 5, 2026
- Randy FeenstraR-IA-4March 5, 2026
- George LatimerD-NY-16March 5, 2026
- Ted LieuD-CA-36March 5, 2026
- Harold RogersR-KY-5March 5, 2026
- Glenn ThompsonR-PA-15March 5, 2026
- David G. ValadaoR-CA-22March 12, 2026
- Jason CrowD-CO-6March 18, 2026
- Jared F. GoldenD-ME-2March 18, 2026
- Ritchie TorresD-NY-15March 18, 2026
- Derrick Van OrdenR-WI-3March 18, 2026
- Robert J. WittmanR-VA-1March 18, 2026
- Kristen McDonald RivetD-MI-8March 24, 2026
- Kat CammackR-FL-3March 25, 2026
- Julie FedorchakR-ND-ALMarch 25, 2026
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13March 25, 2026
- Bruce WestermanR-AR-4March 25, 2026
- Brad FinstadR-MN-1March 26, 2026
- Mark AlfordR-MO-4April 9, 2026
- Becca BalintD-VT-ALApril 9, 2026
- Jack BergmanR-MI-1April 9, 2026
- Mike BostR-IL-12April 9, 2026
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5April 9, 2026
- Eric A. "Rick" CrawfordR-AR-1April 9, 2026
- Josh GottheimerD-NJ-5April 9, 2026
- Darin LaHoodR-IL-16April 9, 2026
- Teresa Leger FernandezD-NM-3April 9, 2026
- Brian J. MastR-FL-21April 9, 2026
- Gary J. PalmerR-AL-6April 9, 2026
- Haley M. StevensD-MI-11April 9, 2026
- James R. WalkinshawD-VA-11April 9, 2026
- Paul A. GosarR-AZ-9April 13, 2026
- André CarsonD-IN-7April 16, 2026
- Kathy CastorD-FL-14April 16, 2026
- Yvette D. ClarkeD-NY-9April 16, 2026
- Mike LevinD-CA-49April 16, 2026
- Jennifer L. McClellanD-VA-4April 16, 2026
- Paul TonkoD-NY-20April 16, 2026
- Tim WalbergR-MI-5April 16, 2026
- Seth MagazinerD-RI-2April 20, 2026
- Pat HarriganR-NC-10April 21, 2026
- Nikki BudzinskiD-IL-13April 23, 2026
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.D-CA-31April 23, 2026
- Scott FitzgeraldR-WI-5April 23, 2026
- John JoyceR-PA-13April 23, 2026
- James P. McGovernD-MA-2April 23, 2026
- Robert B. AderholtR-AL-4April 30, 2026
- Michael BaumgartnerR-WA-5April 30, 2026
- Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13April 30, 2026
- Joseph D. MorelleD-NY-25April 30, 2026
- Josh RileyD-NY-19April 30, 2026
- Tom BarrettR-MI-7May 12, 2026
- Joyce BeattyD-OH-3May 12, 2026
- Sheri BiggsR-SC-3May 12, 2026
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11May 12, 2026
- Earl L. "Buddy" CarterR-GA-1May 12, 2026
- Neal P. DunnR-FL-2May 12, 2026
- Russell FryR-SC-7May 12, 2026
- Jennifer A. KiggansR-VA-2May 12, 2026
- Chellie PingreeD-ME-1May 12, 2026
- Ami BeraD-CA-6May 29, 2026
- Chuck EdwardsR-NC-11May 29, 2026
- Russ FulcherR-ID-1May 29, 2026
- Bill HuizengaR-MI-4May 29, 2026
- Michael A. RulliR-OH-6May 29, 2026
- Juan VargasD-CA-52May 29, 2026
- George WhitesidesD-CA-27May 29, 2026
- Byron DonaldsR-FL-19June 2, 2026
- Sarah ElfrethD-MD-3June 2, 2026
- Michelle FischbachR-MN-7June 2, 2026
- Blake D. MooreR-UT-1June 2, 2026
- Charles J. "Chuck" FleischmannR-TN-3June 10, 2026
- Lance GoodenR-TX-5June 10, 2026
- Eugene Simon VindmanD-VA-7June 18, 2026
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7June 22, 2026
- Gabe EvansR-CO-8June 22, 2026
- John R. MoolenaarR-MI-2June 22, 2026
- Pete StauberR-MN-8June 22, 2026
- Troy BaldersonR-OH-12June 25, 2026
- Ralph NormanR-SC-5June 25, 2026
- Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7July 2, 2026
- Greg LandsmanD-OH-1July 9, 2026
- Jay ObernolteR-CA-23July 9, 2026
- Raul RuizD-CA-25July 13, 2026