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SRES 553 112th Congress Senate

A resolution designating September 22, 2012, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.

Introduced: September 12, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6287; text as passed Senate: CR S6287; text of measure as introduced: CR S6274)
Sep 12, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6287; text as passed Senate: CR S6287; text of measure as introduced: CR S6274)
Sep 12, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6287; text as passed Senate: CR S6287; text of measure as introduced: CR S6274)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates September 22, 2012, as National Falls Prevention Awareness Day.

Commends the Falls Free Coalition Advocacy Work Group and other falls prevention coalitions for their efforts to increase education and awareness about the prevention of falls among older adults.

Encourages: (1) promotion of fall awareness in an effort to reduce the incidence of falls among older adults, and (2) state health departments to reduce falls among older adults.

Urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue developing and evaluating strategies to prevent falls among older adults that will translate into effective fall prevention interventions.

Recognizes proven, cost-effective fall prevention programs and policies, and encourages experts in the field to share their best practices so that their success can be replicated by others.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2012
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 12, 2012
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 12, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 553: A resolution designating September 22, 2012, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-553/
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"S. Res. 553: A resolution designating September 22, 2012, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-553/.
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S. Res. 553, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-553/.
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[S. Res. 553: A resolution designating September 22, 2012, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-553/)
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