Topic
Living wills
48
bills on this subject
Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 17. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
107th to 110th
17
bills in the 109th Congress.
Showing 1–17,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4249 | Living Well with Fatal Chronic Illness Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | November 22, 2005 |
| HR 2259 | Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. | May 31, 2005 |
| HR 2058 | Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | May 23, 2005 |
| HR 1452 | For the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo. | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | March 20, 2005 |
| HR 1334 | Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005 | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 162 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1334 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. | March 16, 2005 |
| HR 1332 | Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | March 20, 2005 |
| HR 1151 | Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | March 10, 2005 |
| HR 467 | Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | February 10, 2005 |
| HRES 934 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Plan Ahead with an Advance Directive Week. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | December 7, 2006 |
| HRES 217 | Supporting the rights of individuals to make medical decisions as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution and encouraging all Americans to set forth their wishes in living wills that designate health care surrogates and in other advance directives. | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | May 10, 2005 |
| S 1012 | Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 2005 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5075-5099) | May 12, 2005 |
| S 686 | A bill to provide for the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo. | Became Public Law No: 109-3. | March 21, 2005 |
| S 653 | A bill for the relief of the family of Theresa Marie Schiavo. | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | March 20, 2005 |
| S 570 | Advance Directives Education Act of 2005 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 49. | March 10, 2005 |
| S 539 | Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34. | March 8, 2005 |
| S 347 | Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2005 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1275-1277) | February 10, 2005 |
| S 40 | Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act of 2005 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | January 24, 2005 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.