September 12, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6287 

NATIONAL FALLS PREVENTION 

AWARENESS DAY 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. 

Res. 553, submitted earlier today. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the resolution by 

title. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A resolution (S. Res. 533) designating September 22, 2012, as ‘‘National Falls Prevention Awareness Day’’ to raise awareness and 

encourage the prevention of falls among 

older adults. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to the resolution. 

Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent 

that the resolution be agreed to, the 

preamble be agreed to, and the motions 

to reconsider be laid upon the table, 

with no intervening action or debate, 

and any related statements be printed 

in the RECORD. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The resolution (S. Res. 533) was 

agreed to. 

The preamble was agreed to. 

The resolution, with its preamble, 

reads as follows: 

S. RES. 553 

Whereas older adults, 65 years of age and 

older, are the fastest-growing segment of the 

population in the United States, and the 

number of older adults in the United States 

will increase from 35,000,000 in 2000 to 

72,100,000 in 2030; 

Whereas 1 out of 3 older adults in the 

United States falls each year; 

Whereas falls are the leading cause of injury, death, and hospital admissions for 

traumatic injuries among older adults; 

Whereas, in 2010, approximately 2,300,000 

older adults were treated in hospital emergency departments for fall-related injuries, 

and more than 650,000 were subsequently hospitalized; 

Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2008, more 

than 20,000 older adults died from injuries related to unintentional falls; 

Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the total cost 

of fall-related injuries for older adults is 

$80,900,000,000, including more than 

$28,300,000,000 in direct medical costs; 

Whereas the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention estimate that if the rate of 

increase in falls is not slowed, the annual 

cost under the Medicare program will reach 

$59,600,000,000 by 2020; and 

Whereas evidence-based programs show 

promise in reducing falls and facilitating 

cost-effective interventions, such as comprehensive clinical assessments, exercise 

programs to improve balance and health, 

management of medications, correction of 

vision, and reduction of home hazards: Now, 

therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) designates September 22, 2012, as ‘‘National Falls Prevention Awareness Day’’; 

(2) commends the Falls Free Coalition and 

the falls prevention coalitions in 43 States 

and the District of Columbia for their efforts 

to work together to increase education and 

awareness about the prevention of falls 

among older adults; 

(3) encourages businesses, individuals, Federal, State, and local governments, the public health community, and health care providers to work together to promote the 

awareness of falls in an effort to reduce the 

incidence of falls among older adults in the 

United States; 

(4) urges the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention to continue developing and 

evaluating strategies to prevent falls among 

older adults that will translate into effective 

fall prevention interventions, including community-based programs; 

(5) encourages State health departments, 

which provide significant leadership in reducing injuries and injury-related health 

care costs by collaborating with colleagues 

and a variety of organizations and individuals, to reduce falls among older adults; and 

(6) recognizes proven, cost-effective falls 

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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ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate 

completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, September 13, 2012; that following 

the prayer and pledge, the Journal of 

proceedings be approved to date, the 

morning hour be deemed expired, and 

the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day; 

that I be recognized and the first hour 

be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the majority controlling 

the first half and the Republicans the 

final half. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PROGRAM 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, this 

evening I filed cloture on the substitute amendment to S. 3457, the Veterans Jobs Corps Act and on the underlying bill. As a result, the filing deadline for first-degree amendments to the 

substitute amendment and S. 3457 is 1 

p.m. tomorrow. 

Under the rule, the cloture votes in 

relation to the Veterans Jobs Corps 

Act will occur on Friday. I talked 

about it earlier this evening, and we 

will decide what time we are going to 

do that tomorrow. We hope we can 

reach an agreement to have the vote or 

votes tomorrow. If not, if all time is 

used, we will be voting this weekend, 

including tomorrow, late at night. 

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ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. 

TOMORROW 

Mr. REID. Mr. President, if there is 

no further business to come before the 

Senate, I ask unanimous consent that 

it adjourn under the previous order. 

There being no objection, the Senate, 

at 9:38 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, 

September 13, 2012, at 10 a.m. 

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