Stop burdensome federal nursing home mandates.

Roger Marshall · Kansas · Republican

oversight impact 0.55 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 89%

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Evidence

Sen. Roger Marshall said he was “proud to champion” the Protecting Rural Seniors Access to Care Act, which he said would prevent a federal minimum-staffing rule for nursing facilities from going into effect if it harmed access to care. The release says he co-introduced the bill and had already signed a letter urging CMS to rescind the proposal.

Marshall took concrete action against the nursing home staffing mandate by co-introducing legislation and lobbying CMS, but this was an attempt to stop a proposed rule, not proof of success.

partial same_term A for effort

Senator Marshall Introduces Bill to Protect Access to Nursing Homes in Rural Kansas
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The bill text states it was introduced to “prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing a proposed rule regarding minimum staffing for nursing facilities” and to create an advisory panel on the nursing home workforce. Roger Marshall is listed among the Senate cosponsors.

This is direct legislative evidence that Marshall tried to block the federal nursing home staffing mandate through introduced legislation.

partial same_term A for effort

S. 3410: Protecting Rural Seniors’ Access to Care Act
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CMS announced the final rule establishing minimum staffing standards for nursing homes, including a total nurse staffing standard, enhanced facility assessment requirements, and an RN-on-site 24/7 requirement. The agency described the rule as final and set implementation timelines.

The federal nursing home staffing mandate was finalized despite Marshall’s opposition, which means the promise to stop it was not fulfilled at the federal level.

never same_term

Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting Final Rule (CMS 3442-F)
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Marshall’s office said the CMS staffing rule was final and that he had taken several actions against it, including signing a bipartisan letter to CMS and introducing a congressional disapproval resolution that, if passed, would nullify the rule.

Marshall continued to pursue rollback efforts, but the release itself confirms the rule had already been finalized rather than stopped.

never same_term A for effort

Senator Marshall Maintains Focus on Protecting Rural Nursing Homes from Burdensome Staffing Rules
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SEC. 71111 bars HHS from implementing, administering, or enforcing the CMS staffing rule for long-term care facilities through September 30, 2034.

Congress enacted a moratorium that blocks enforcement of CMS's nursing-home staffing rule, which means the federal mandate was stopped during Marshall's Senate term.

delivered same_term

Public Law 119-21 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
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Marshall said he was fighting against the CMS rules and noted he had joined a joint resolution for congressional disapproval.

Marshall made concrete anti-mandate efforts, including a disapproval resolution, a CMS opposition letter, and earlier bill sponsorship.

partial same_term A for effort

Senator Marshall Maintains Focus on Protecting Rural Nursing Homes from Burdensome Staffing Rules
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Assessments

delivered same_term A for effort

Marshall repeatedly worked to block the CMS nursing-home staffing mandate by co-sponsoring legislation, joining disapproval efforts, and lobbying CMS. Congress later enacted a moratorium in Public Law 119-21 that bars HHS from enforcing the staffing rule through 2034, which matches the claim that the federal mandate was stopped during his Senate tenure.

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never same_term A for effort

Marshall made concrete federal efforts to stop the nursing home staffing mandate, including co-introducing the Protecting Rural Seniors' Access to Care Act, signing a CMS opposition letter, and introducing a congressional disapproval resolution. However, CMS finalized the minimum staffing rule in April 2024, so the promised outcome of stopping the federal mandate was not delivered during the relevant term. Because he made serious legislative and oversight attempts but the mandate still went into effect, this is a failed delivery with an effort badge.

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