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HR 2786 112th Congress House

Holocaust Survivors Assistance Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the unique needs of Holocaust surviv… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the unique needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.

Introduced: September 21, 2011 Introduced by: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Social Welfare AgingCongressional oversightCrime preventionCrime victims
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Department of Health and Human ServicesEuropeExecutive agency funding and structureGermanyPublic transitSocial security and elderly assistanceSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTransportation programs fundingWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
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Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Aug 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Aug 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Holocaust Survivors Assistance Act of 2011 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) include specifically within its purview older Americans who are Holocaust survivors; (2) authorize the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate within the Administration of Aging an individual who is to have responsibility for such individuals; and (3) create a grant program to increase and improve transportation services for older Americans, with preference for Holocaust survivors.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3358 Related bill RUSH Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 2, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Sep 21, 2011
BRADY, ROBERT
· Sep 21, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Sep 21, 2011
Polis, Jared
· Sep 21, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 21, 2011
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Aug 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2786: Holocaust Survivors Assistance Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2786/
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"H.R. 2786: Holocaust Survivors Assistance Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2786/.
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H.R. 2786, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2786/.
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