HR 2975 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act

Introduced Aug 1, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Maxine Waters D-CA

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Latest action · Aug 2, 2013 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. IntroducedAug 1, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to expand training and support services for families and caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2013 to Dec 1, 2014; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalAug 1, 2013
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-GADavid ScottOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalAug 1, 2013
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-COJared PolisOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-CASam FarrOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-OHTim RyanOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalAug 1, 2013
D-NHAnn M. KusterAug 2, 2013
D-MAJames P. McGovernAug 2, 2013
D-TNSteve CohenAug 2, 2013
D-NYGregory W. MeeksSep 26, 2013
D-TXAl GreenDec 16, 2013
D-NYPaul TonkoFeb 25, 2014
D-CAJohn GaramendiMay 20, 2014
D-PAChaka FattahJul 11, 2014
D-OHMarcy KapturDec 1, 2014

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 Aug 1, 2013
Health Subcommittee
Referred Aug 2, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Aug 1, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Aug 1, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5871–H5873John Garamendi D-CA, Maxine Waters D-CAJul 8, 2014
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E791, H4682John Garamendi D-CA, Maxine Waters D-CAMay 20, 2014

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution and Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5347.

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 authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer's patients and their families.
Short Titles as Introduced
Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 1, 2013Introduced in House

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