Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act
Latest action · Mar 27, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act
This bill makes individuals with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease (i.e., individuals who experienced onset of the disease before age 60) eligible for certain federal grants and programs that support older adults. Under current law, these grants and programs serve only individuals 60 and older.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2019 to Feb 11, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Apr 11, 2019 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | May 8, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 27, 2019Read 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 1903 | Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Act | Related bill | Mar 27, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced in Senate
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