Legislative Measure to Overturn Nursing Home Staffing Rule May Have Enough Votes and Bipartisan Support to Pass

Skilled Nursing News June 11, 2024
Zahida Siddiqi

The joint resolutions introduced under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the minimum staffing rule have enough votes in both the Senate and the House, and could pass.

This is according to at least two news outlets, including The Hill and Axios.

“The Senate measure, led by Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), has a significant chance of passing the Democratically controlled Senate,” The Hill article states.

The measure needs only a simple majority of votes to pass, and if Tester, Manchin and all the chamber’s Republicans vote for the resolution, it will likely do so.

“At a time when nursing homes across Montana are struggling with workforce shortage issues, it makes no sense...

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