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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Geriatrics</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6337 Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6337/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/action/161686</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s845/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/150953</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 23, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-202.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s845/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/150952</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 23, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/action/149837</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 14, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.845 Safety of Seniors Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s845/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/action/149227</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;April 08, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2708 Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2708/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-05:/action/146714</id>
    <updated>2008-03-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4897 Stop Senior Suicide Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4897/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141380</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve elderly suicide early intervention and prevention strategies, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.327 Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h327/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-05:/action/135801</id>
    <updated>2007-11-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 05, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.327 Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h327/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-05:/action/135802</id>
    <updated>2007-11-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 05, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-110.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.327 Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h327/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/action/134808</id>
    <updated>2007-10-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 24, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.327 Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h327/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-23:/action/134656</id>
    <updated>2007-10-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 23, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3750 Vision Preservation Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3750/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-04:/action/131646</id>
    <updated>2007-10-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for the expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1854 Stop Senior Suicide Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1854/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-23:/action/123631</id>
    <updated>2007-07-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve elderly suicide early intervention and prevention strategies, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3000 Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3000/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-11:/action/122198</id>
    <updated>2007-07-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1628 Nurse Faculty and Physical Therapist Education Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1628/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-14:/action/118356</id>
    <updated>2007-06-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize programs to increase the number of nurse faculty and to increase the domestic nursing and physical therapy workforce, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2677 IMPACT Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2677/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-12:/action/121761</id>
    <updated>2007-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2584 High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2584/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-06:/action/117285</id>
    <updated>2007-06-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to alleviate critical shortages of physicians in the fields of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, general surgery, and obstetrics-gynecology, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2392 Afterschool Education Enhancement Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2392/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-17:/action/112916</id>
    <updated>2007-05-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2244 Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2244/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-09:/action/111660</id>
    <updated>2007-05-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1340 Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1340/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-09:/action/111724</id>
    <updated>2007-05-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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