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S 1095 112th Congress Senate

Caring for an Aging America Act

Official title: A bill to include geriatrics and gerontology in the definition of "primary health services" under the National Health Service Corps program.

Introduced: November 28, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health AgingDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth personnelMedical educationStudent aid and college costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 26, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3433-3434)
May 26, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 26, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Caring for an Aging America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include geriatrics and gerontology within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6710 Identical bill Caring for an Aging America Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 28, 2011
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 26, 2011
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 26, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1095: Caring for an Aging America Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1095/
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"S. 1095: Caring for an Aging America Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1095/.
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S. 1095, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1095/.
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