RUSH Act
Latest action · May 21, 2013 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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2013
- 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 include specifically within its purview older Americans who are Holocaust survivors.
Authorizes the Administrator for Community Living to designate, within the Administration for Community Living of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a person with specialized training, background, or experience with issues of Holocaust survivors to implement services for them.
Requires a state nutrition project to: (1) ensure that project meals meet the dietary needs of program participants based on religious, cultural, or ethnic requirements; and (2) 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.
Authorizes the HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging to make grants to or contract with states, public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, institutions of higher education, and organizations, including tribal organizations, to support programs that provide transportation services and resources to older individuals with the greatest economic or social need.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2013 to Jul 9, 2013, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | May 21, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 22, 2013 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Jun 6, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Jun 6, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jun 10, 2013 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 9, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 21, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2064 | RUSH Act | Related bill | Jul 8, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Aging
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Family services
- Food assistance and relief
- Nutrition and diet
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Social Welfare
- State and local government operations
- Transportation costs
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2013Introduced in Senate
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