Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6503
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2008-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Alzheimer's disease
Authorization
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Federal aid to law enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health
Mentally disabled
Missing persons
Nonprofit organizations
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: 
Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program through FY2015 and to revise program requirements to: (1) provide for competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist in locating missing patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; (2) expand such program to include locating other missing elderly individuals; (3) require the Attorney General to solicit grants for program applications in the Federal Register and on the Department of Justice (DOJ) website; and (4) establish a preference in awarding grants to national nonprofit organizations that have a direct link to patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families (currently, grants may be awarded to only such organizations). 

action_date: 2008-09-15
text: 

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

Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program through FY2015 and to revise program requirements to: (1) provide for competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist in locating missing patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; (2) expand such program to include locating other missing elderly individuals; (3) require the Attorney General to solicit grants for program applications in the Federal Register and on the Department of Justice (DOJ) website; and (4) establish a preference in awarding grants to national nonprofit organizations that have a direct link to patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families (currently, grants may be awarded to only such organizations). 

action_date: 2008-09-17
text: 

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

Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program through FY2015 and to revise program requirements to: (1) provide for competitive grants to nonprofit organizations to assist in locating missing patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; (2) expand such program to include locating other missing elderly individuals; (3) require the Attorney General to solicit grants for program applications in the Federal Register and on the Department of Justice (DOJ) website; and (4) establish a preference in awarding grants to national nonprofit organizations that have a direct link to patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families (currently, grants may be awarded to only such organizations). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-22
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 9/15/2008 H8097)
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 9/15/2008 H8097)
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8368-8369)
action_date: 2008-09-15
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Murphy, Tim objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-09-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6503.
action_date: 2008-09-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8097-8098)
action_date: 2008-09-15
text: Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2008-09-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 547.
action_date: 2008-09-15
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-846.
action_date: 2008-09-15
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-846.
action_date: 2008-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Introduced in House