HR 5241 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2002

Introduced Jul 26, 2002 Originated House Sponsor James R. Langevin D-RI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 29, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 26, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants or cooperative agreements to develop State-wide lifespan respite care programs. Defines "lifespan respite care" to mean a coordinated system of accessible community-based respite care services for family caregivers regardless of the individual's age, race, ethnicity, or special need.

Requires the Secretary to establish a review panel to make recommendations on applicants. Permits the use of funds for respite care services and training programs. Limits grants to five years.

Directs the Secretary to provide for the establishment of a National Resource Center on Lifespan Respite Care to maintain a national database and provide training, technical assistance, and information.

Cosponsors 64

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2002 to Nov 13, 2002; 39 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJul 26, 2002
D-WABrian BairdOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalJul 26, 2002
R-MDConstance A. MorellaOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalJul 26, 2002
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalJul 26, 2002
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-MEJohn Elias BaldacciOriginalJul 26, 2002
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJul 26, 2002
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-CASam FarrOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-CATom LantosOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-OHTony P. HallOriginalJul 26, 2002
D-GACynthia A. McKinneySep 9, 2002
D-NJDonald M. PayneSep 9, 2002
D-SCJames E. ClyburnSep 9, 2002
D-GAJohn LewisSep 9, 2002
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldSep 9, 2002
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezSep 9, 2002
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroSep 9, 2002
D-MABarney FrankSep 24, 2002
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 24, 2002
D-MOIke SkeltonSep 24, 2002
D-ILLane EvansSep 24, 2002
D-PAMichael F. DoyleSep 24, 2002
R-CTNancy L. JohnsonSep 24, 2002
D-HINeil AbercrombieSep 24, 2002
D-NVShelley BerkleySep 24, 2002
D-OHSherrod BrownSep 24, 2002
D-WITammy BaldwinSep 24, 2002
D-NYJerrold NadlerOct 2, 2002
D-METhomas H. AllenOct 2, 2002
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaOct 16, 2002
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOct 16, 2002
R-MIFred UptonNov 13, 2002
D-MAJohn W. OlverNov 13, 2002
R-CTRob SimmonsNov 13, 2002
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Nov 13, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jul 26, 2002
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jul 29, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 26, 2002Introduced in House
  3. Jul 26, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2002

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 26, 2002Introduced in House

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