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S. 705 109th Congress Senate

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to establish the Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 22, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 17, 2005
Held at the desk.
Nov 17, 2005
Received in the House.
Nov 17, 2005
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13253-13260; text as passed Senate: CR S13253-13256)
Nov 17, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13253-13260; text as passed Senate: CR S13253-13256)
Nov 15, 2005
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 285.
Nov 15, 2005
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Shelby with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-178.
Jul 28, 2005
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 16, 2005
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-670.
Apr 5, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3208-3210)
Apr 5, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3207-3208)
Apr 5, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 18, 2005

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 15, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005 - Establishes in the executive branch the independent Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, which shall identify and promote coordination of senior citizen housing, health care, and service needs.

Defines "senior" as an individual 65 years or older.

Authorizes FY2005-FY2010 appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3859 Identical bill Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 27, 2005
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 22, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 705: Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-705/
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"S. 705: Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-705/.
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