Supporting the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust survivors in the United States are able to live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years.

Bill: 111-hconres-323
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2010-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Europe
Germany
Religion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
Supports the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust survivors in the United States are able to live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years.
 
Applauds the nonprofit organizations and agencies that work tirelessly to honor and assist Holocaust survivors in their communities.
 
Urges the Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Administration on Aging (AoA), to provide Holocaust survivors with needed social services through existing programs.
 
Encourages the AoA to expeditiously develop and implement programs that ensure Holocaust survivors are able to age in place in their communities and avoid institutionalization during their remaining years. 

action_date: 2010-12-01
text: 

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

 
Supports the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust survivors in the United States are able to live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years.
 
Applauds the nonprofit organizations and agencies that work tirelessly to honor and assist Holocaust survivors in their communities.
 
Urges the Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Administration on Aging (AoA), to provide Holocaust survivors with needed social services through existing programs.
 
Encourages the AoA to expeditiously develop and implement programs that ensure Holocaust survivors are able to age in place in their communities and avoid institutionalization during their remaining years. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0 (Roll no. 590). (text: CR 11/30/2010 H7713-7714)
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0 (Roll no. 590).(text: CR 11/30/2010 H7713-7714)
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7775)
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 323.
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7713-7716)
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: Mrs. McCarthy (NY) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2010-11-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in House