Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Caregivers

Bill Sent To President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.

September 26, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008

2008-09-15T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: S.Res.613 A resolution designating the week beginning September 8, 2008, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

2008-07-14T00:00:00Z

A resolution designating the week beginning September 8, 2008, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

Bill Introduced: H.R.6307 Fostering Connections to Success Act

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to assist children in foster care in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1203 Expressing support for designation of the week beginning May 11, 2008, as "National Nursing Home Week".

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

Expressing support for designation of the week beginning May 11, 2008, as "National Nursing Home Week".

Bill Introduced: S.Res.543 A resolution designating the week beginning May 11, 2008, as "National Nursing Home Week".

2008-04-30T00:00:00Z

A resolution designating the week beginning May 11, 2008, as "National Nursing Home Week".

Bill Introduced: S.2921 Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008

2008-04-28T00:00:00Z

A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007

2008-04-23T00:00:00Z

A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.

April 23, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-202.

Bill Signed by President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007

2008-04-23T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1124 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Brain Tumor Awareness Month, and for other purposes.

2008-04-22T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a National Brain Tumor Awareness Month, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.518 A resolution designating the third week of April 2008 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week".

2008-04-16T00:00:00Z

A resolution designating the third week of April 2008 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week".

Bill Sent To President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007

2008-04-14T00:00:00Z

A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.

April 14, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1106 Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.

2008-04-14T00:00:00Z

Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as "National Autism Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to devote new resources to research into the causes and treatment of autism and to improve training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism.

Bill Sent To President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007

2008-04-08T00:00:00Z

A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.

April 08, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5543 Women's Retirement Security Act of 2008

2008-03-06T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5466 Investment in Kids' Instruction, Development and Support Act

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

To improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5138 Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008

2008-01-28T00:00:00Z

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5090 To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit a family member of a wounded veteran to take leave under such Act after a lesser period of service with an employer.

2008-01-22T00:00:00Z

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit a family member of a wounded veteran to take leave under such Act after a lesser period of service with an employer.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4684 Cancer and Terminal Illness Patient Health Care Act of 2007

2007-12-13T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed as having cancer or a terminal disease.