SRES 265 115th Congress Senate

A resolution designating September 22, 2017, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.

Introduced: September 25, 2017 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine 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 S5867-5868; text: CR S5866-5867)

Sep 19, 2017

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5867-5868; text: CR S5866-5867)

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5867-5868; text: CR S5866-5867)

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

Designates September 22, 2017, 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.

Recognizes: (1) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for its work to make falls prevention a routine part of clinical care, and (2) the Administration for Community Living for its work to promote access to evidence-based programs and services.

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King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · Sep 25, 2017

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 265: A resolution designating September 22, 2017, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-265/

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"S. Res. 265: A resolution designating September 22, 2017, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-265/.

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S. Res. 265, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-265/.

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[S. Res. 265: A resolution designating September 22, 2017, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-265/)