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Urban and Rural Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Act of 2005

Introduced: May 10, 2005 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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May 31, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 10, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urban and Rural Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants and loans to state and local government agencies and community development public authorities for the development of indoor centers for disease prevention and health promotion that are: (1) used principally as indoor recreational facilities; (2) owned or controlled by the entity receiving the grant; (3) available for use by residents of the jurisdiction free of charge or at a fee necessary to provide for the operation and maintenance of the facility; and (4) subject to legally binding and enforceable commitments as to the availability of the facility for 25 years.

What's happening now May 31, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2240: Urban and Rural Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2240/
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"H.R. 2240: Urban and Rural Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2240/.
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