S 1834
115th Congress
Senate
Health
Advisory bodies
Aging
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Health programs administration and funding
Protecting Seniors During Disasters Act
Introduced: September 19, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2017
Special Committee on Aging. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-379.
Sep 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting Seniors During Disasters Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters.
The duties of the committee are to:
- provide advice and consultation related to activities to assist at-risk individuals (people with access and functional needs that may interfere with their ability to access or receive medical care before, during, or after a disaster or emergency);
- evaluate and provide input to the medical and public health needs of seniors related to preparation for, response to, and recovery from all-hazards emergencies; and
- provide advice and consultation related to seniors and state emergency preparedness and response activities.
The committee shall terminate on September 30, 2021.
What's happening now
Special Committee on Aging. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-379.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1