RUSH Act
Latest action · Jun 28, 2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJun 28, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Responding to Urgent Needs of Survivors of the Holocaust Act or RUSH Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) include specifically within its purview older Americans who are Holocaust survivors; (2) direct the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants or contracts to nonprofit organizations to increase and improve transportation services to enable older individuals to remain in the community, with preference for Holocaust survivors; (3) authorize the Administrator for Community Living to designate, within the HHS Administration for Community Living, a person with specialized training, background, or experience with issues of Holocaust survivors to implement services for them; (3) require state nutrition projects to ensure that project meals meet the dietary needs of program participants based on religious, cultural, or ethnic requirements; and (4) require a state nutrition project to encourage individuals who distribute nutrition services to engage in conversation with homebound older individuals and to be aware of the warning signs of medical emergencies, injury, or abuse in order to reduce isolation and promote wellbeing.
Amends the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006 to require the study of nutrition projects to analyze the abilities of service providers to obtain viable contracts for special foods necessary to meet a religious requirement, required dietary need, or ethnic consideration.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 28, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jun 28, 2012 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Jun 28, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Jun 28, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jun 28, 2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4726)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2786 | Holocaust Survivors Assistance Act of 2011 | Related bill | Sep 8, 2011 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Aging
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Europe
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food assistance and relief
- Germany
- Public transit
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Social Welfare
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Transportation programs funding
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2012Introduced in Senate
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