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A resolution designating September 23, 2014, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Dec 4, 2014
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 4, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 4, 2014
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6356)
Dec 4, 2014
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6356)
Sep 18, 2014
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5798)
Sep 18, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5798)
Sep 18, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 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 23, 2014, as National Falls Prevention Awareness Day.

Recognizes that there are cost-effective falls prevention programs and policies.

Commends the Falls Free Coalition and others for their efforts to increase awareness of falls prevention.

Urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Administration for Community Living, and others to continue developing, evaluating, and promoting interventions and programs to prevent falls.

What's happening now December 4, 2014

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

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