Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2003
Latest action · Apr 24, 2003 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.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2003
- Passed SenateApr 10, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants or cooperative agreements to an agency or organization capable of operating on a statewide basis (an eligible recipient) to develop coordinated respite care programs. Defines respite care to mean planned or emergency care provided to a child or adult with a special need in order to provide temporary relief to the family caregiver of such child or adult.
Instructs the Secretary to work cooperatively with existing Federal respite program officers to ensure coordination of services for family caregivers. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible recipients who submit an application containing certain information, including: (1) the extent and nature of the respite care needs of the population; and (2) how the proposed respite care activities will make use of other Federal, State, and local funds, programs, and other resources.
Directs the Secretary to establish a review panel to make recommendations on applicants. Gives priority to applicants with the greatest likelihood of implementing or enhancing lifespan respite care statewide.
Requires grant funds to be used for the development of lifespan respite care at the State and local levels (unless such a program already exists). Defines lifespan respite care as a system of accessible, community-based respite care services. Permits the use of funds for respite care services and training programs once a statewide program is in place and evaluated. Limits grants to five years. Permits a grant to be renewed. Requires funding to supplement, not supplant, existing government funds. Authorizes appropriations.
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. Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2003 to Apr 21, 2004; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| D-LA | John B. Breaux | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| R-VA | John Warner | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 5, 2003 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Apr 9, 2003 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Apr 21, 2004 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2003Markup Mar 19, 2003Reported Apr 10, 2003 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 11, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2003 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 11, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 11, 2003Received in the House.
- Apr 11, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Apr 10, 2003Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg without amendment. Without written report.
- Apr 10, 2003Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 69.
- Apr 10, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5254-5256; text as passed Senate: CR S5254-5256)
- Mar 19, 2003Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 5, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Mar 5, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3190-3191)
- Mar 5, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5254Text printed S5254–S5256 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Apr 10, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3404 | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA | Mar 10, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3190 | Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY | Mar 5, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-770 | BREAKTHROUGHS IN ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH: NEWS YOU CAN USE54 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | May 11, 2004 |
| Serial No. 108-68 | S. 625, H.R. 2831 AND H.R. 321048 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Oct 15, 2003 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Cancer
- Caregivers
- Chronically ill
- Community health services
- Data banks
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee training
- Families
- Federal aid to child health services
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Foster home care
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health information systems
- Labor and Employment
- Mentally disabled
- Parent and child
- Quality of care
- Respite care
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Volunteer workers
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2003Referred in House
- Apr 10, 2003Reported to Senate
- Apr 10, 2003Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 5, 2003Introduced in Senate
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