S 707
106th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Authorization
Caregivers
Counseling
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to the aged
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Hawaiians
Health
Home care services
Indian medical care
Minorities
Minority health
Quality of care
Respite care
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a national family caregiver support program, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 1999
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Mar 24, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Mar 24, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to replace the program for in-home services for frail older individuals with a national family caregiver support program consisting of: (1) a State grant program of support for families and other informal providers of in-home and community care to older individuals; (2) a grant program to foster development of innovative approaches to caregiving (including minority and distant caregivers), as well as to linking family support programs with the State entity or agency that administers or funds programs for persons with mental retardation or related developmental disabilities and their families; and (3) grants or contracts for related activities of national significance.
Authorizes appropriations. Makes unused State grant program funds available for reallotment.
What's happening now
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Committees of jurisdiction
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