U.S. Senate · 119th Congress · S. 3492
Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
A bill 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
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Introduced
- December 16, 2025, in the Senate
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Health (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (27)
14 Republicans, 13 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- John CornynR-TX
Signed on later
- Angela D. AlsobrooksD-MDJanuary 6, 2026
- Steve DainesR-MTJanuary 6, 2026
- Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NYJanuary 6, 2026
- Thom TillisR-NCJanuary 6, 2026
- Kevin CramerR-NDJanuary 8, 2026
- Jack ReedD-RIJanuary 8, 2026
- John BoozmanR-ARJanuary 27, 2026
- Tim KaineD-VAJanuary 27, 2026
- Katie Boyd BrittR-ALFebruary 3, 2026
- Mark KellyD-AZFebruary 3, 2026
- Christopher MurphyD-CTMarch 4, 2026
- Eric SchmittR-MOMarch 4, 2026
- Tim SheehyR-MTMarch 4, 2026
- Elissa SlotkinD-MIMarch 4, 2026
- Susan M. CollinsR-MEMarch 9, 2026
- Sheldon WhitehouseD-RIMarch 9, 2026
- Ashley MoodyR-FLApril 20, 2026
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MAApril 20, 2026
- Ben Ray LujánD-NMApril 21, 2026
- Tommy TubervilleR-ALApril 21, 2026
- Amy KlobucharD-MNApril 27, 2026
- Lisa MurkowskiR-AKApril 27, 2026
- John KennedyR-LAMay 12, 2026
- Alex PadillaD-CAMay 12, 2026
- Ruben GallegoD-AZJune 8, 2026
- Cynthia M. LummisR-WYJune 8, 2026