Protecting the Health of America’s Older Adults Act
Summary
Protecting the Health of America's Older Adults Act This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a program to promote the health and well-being of older adults. To carry out the program, the CDC must, among other activities, regularly assess the health-related needs of older adults, identify disparities in outcomes of older adults based on demographic and other factors, and coordinate the efforts of federal agencies and nonfederal stakeholders with respect to the health of older adults. Additionally, the CDC must award grants or enter into cooperative agreements with health departments and nonprofit community-based organizations to improve the availability of data on older adult populations, link health care and social services sectors, and undertake related efforts.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 16, 2021
Last action Dec 17, 2021
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Total actions
3
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Committee
2
Dec 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Dec 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Dec 16, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lois Frankel
DDemocratic
Co
Conor Lamb
DDemocratic
Co
Cynthia Axne
DDemocratic
Co
Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Dingell
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Kilmer
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Gus M. Bilirakis
RRepublican
Co
Josh Harder
DDemocratic
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