Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005
Latest action · Nov 18, 2005 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2005
- Passed SenateNov 17, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 15, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005 - Establishes in the executive branch the independent Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, which shall identify and promote coordination of senior citizen housing, health care, and service needs.
Defines "senior" as an individual 65 years or older.
Authorizes FY2005-FY2010 appropriations.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2005 to Jul 29, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Jun 13, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jun 22, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Jun 22, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Jul 29, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 5, 2005Hearings Jun 16, 2005Markup Jul 28, 2005Reported Nov 15, 2005 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 17, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13253-13260; text as passed Senate: CR S13253-13256)
- Nov 17, 2005Received in the House.
- Nov 17, 2005Held at the desk.
- Nov 15, 2005Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Shelby with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-178.
- Nov 15, 2005Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 285.
- Jul 28, 2005Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 16, 2005Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-670.
- Apr 5, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Apr 5, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3207-3208)
- Apr 5, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3208-3210)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S13253–S13260Text printed S13253–S13256Amendments S13253Analyses S13259Summaries S13259 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Paul S. Sarbanes D-MD | Nov 17, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3207Text printed S3208–S3210 | Paul S. Sarbanes D-MD (text) | Apr 5, 2005 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 5, 2005S. 705, Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on July 28, 2005</p>
- Aug 5, 2005S. 705, Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on July 28, 2005
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. 109-599 | NATURALLY OCCURRING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES: A MODEL FOR AGING IN PLACE45 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | May 16, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-670 | MEETING THE HOUSING AND SERVICE NEEDS OF SENIORS94 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Jun 16, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3859 | Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Jan 4, 2006 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Access to health care
- Affordable housing
- Continuum of care
- Executive reorganization
- Geriatrics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing for the aged
- Internet
- Land use
- Nursing
- Old age assistance
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Residential rehabilitation
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Technological innovations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation and the aged
- Urban affairs
- Web sites
- Zoning and zoning law
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2005Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 15, 2005Reported to Senate
- Apr 5, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.