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H.R. 4344 105th Congress House

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 29, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action July 29, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 for: (1) the Federal Council on the Aging; (2) administration; (3) grants for State and community programs on aging; (4) the availability of surplus commodities; (5) training, research, and discretionary projects and programs; (6) community service employment for older Americans; (7) grants for Native Americans; (8) allotments for vulnerable elder rights protection activities; and (9) the Native American Program.

Revises guidelines governing the transfer between specified grant programs of certain Federal funds received by a State.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 16 Republican 2 Independent 1
LAMPSON, NICK
· Oct 20, 1998
TURNER, JIM
· Oct 15, 1998
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 14, 1998
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Sep 9, 1998
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Sep 9, 1998
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Sep 9, 1998
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 9, 1998
DOOLEY, CAL
· Aug 4, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 4, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 4, 1998
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 30, 1998
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 29, 1998
BUYER, STEPHEN
· Jul 29, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 29, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 29, 1998
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 29, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 29, 1998
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 1998
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 1998
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 29, 1998
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 29, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 29, 1998
QUINN, JACK
· Jul 29, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 29, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jul 29, 1998
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 29, 1998
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 29, 1998
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 29, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 29, 1998
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jul 29, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4344: To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations of appropriations for that Act, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4344/
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