United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7140 (117th)
PROTECTS Act
Introduced
17 March 2022
Last action
18 March 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee background Check Transparency for Seniors Act or the PROTECTS Act This bill allows Medicaid and Medicare providers (e.g., skilled nursing facilities) to access, through the National Practitioner Data Bank, disciplinary information concerning affiliated physicians and other health care practitioners, as reported by state licensing authorities.
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Timeline
17 March 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 March 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → PROTECTS Act
- related to ← Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act
- related to ← Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Americans Act of 2022
- related to ← Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Americans Act of 2022
- related to ← Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7140
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7140
- us · 117-hr-7140 · source updated 5 December 2025