A resolution designating September 23, 2014, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.
Latest action · Dec 4, 2014 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2014
- Agreed to in SenateDec 4, 2014
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates September 23, 2014, as National Falls Prevention Awareness Day.
Recognizes that there are cost-effective falls prevention programs and policies.
Commends the Falls Free Coalition and others for their efforts to increase awareness of falls prevention.
Urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Administration for Community Living, and others to continue developing, evaluating, and promoting interventions and programs to prevent falls.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 4, 2014Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 4, 2014Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6356)
- Dec 4, 2014Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6356)
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in Senate
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 248 | A resolution designating September 22, 2013, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults. | Related bill | Sep 19, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2014Agreed to Senate
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in Senate
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