[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 112 (Saturday, June 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S3999]
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  SA 2512. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON RURAL AND URBAN HOSPITAL AND 
                   NURSING HOME CLOSURES.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     study on the closures of hospitals and nursing homes located 
     in rural, urban, and suburban areas in the United States. 
     Such study shall include an analysis, for each of 2024, 2025, 
     2026, and 2027, of--
       (A) the number of hospitals located in such areas that--
       (i) closed; or
       (ii) reduced service offerings (obstetric services, 
     inpatient services, etc.); and
       (B) the number of nursing homes located in such areas that 
     closed.
       (2) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (A) Comptroller general.--The term ``Comptroller General'' 
     means the Comptroller General of the United States.
       (B) Nursing home.--The term ``nursing home'' means--
       (i) a skilled nursing facility (as defined in section 
     1819(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(a))); 
     and
       (ii) a nursing facility (as defined in section 1919(a) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(a)))
       (C) Nursing home closure.--The term ``closure'' means, with 
     respect to a nursing home, that the nursing home--
       (i) does not complete a required survey or certification; 
     or
       (ii) is no longer submitting assessment data to the Centers 
     for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to Congress a report containing the results of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a)(1), together with 
     recommendations for such legislation and administrative 
     action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.
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