Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Power of attorney2008-04-17T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/7980Bill Introduced: S.2888 Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-17:/action/1504752008-04-17T00:00:00Z
A bill to protect the property and security of homeowners who are subject to foreclosure proceedings, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.464 Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-31:/action/923792007-01-31T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the requirements regarding advance directives in order to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are complied with, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.465 Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-31:/action/923812007-01-31T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals' wishes are known should they become unable to speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in disseminating information about and assisting in the preparation of advance directives, which include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.2560 Elaine Sullivan Acttag:opencongress.org,2005-05-24:/action/691102005-05-24T00:00:00Z
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require, as a condition of participation in the Medicare Program, that hospitals make reasonable efforts to contact a family member, specified healthcare agent, or surrogate decisionmaker of a patient who arrives at a hospital emergency department unconscious or otherwise physically incapable of communicating with the attending health care practitioners of the hospital, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.2058 Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2005tag:opencongress.org,2005-05-03:/action/712312005-05-03T00:00:00Z
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals' wishes are known should they become unable to speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in disseminating information about and assisting in the preparation of advance directives, which include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.Res.217 Supporting the rights of individuals to make medical decisions as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution and encouraging all Americans to set forth their wishes in living wills that designate health care surrogates and in other advance directives.tag:opencongress.org,2005-04-14:/action/730022005-04-14T00:00:00Z
Supporting the rights of individuals to make medical decisions as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution and encouraging all Americans to set forth their wishes in living wills that designate health care surrogates and in other advance directives.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.570 Advance Directives Education Act of 2005tag:opencongress.org,2005-03-09:/action/777962005-03-09T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals' wishes are known should the become unable to speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in disseminating information about and assisting in the preparation of advance directives, which include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.347 Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2005tag:opencongress.org,2005-02-10:/action/797532005-02-10T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care operations and legal rights for care near the end of life, to promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals' wishes are known should they become unable to speak for themselves, to engage health care providers in disseminating information about and assisting in the preparation of advance directives, which include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care, and for other purposes.<br /><br />