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Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006

109-hr3248 — Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006. Sponsored by Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7]. Introduced 2005-07-12. House bill. 109th Congress.

109-hr3248 109th Congress House Became Public Law No: 109-442. Died in Committee
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Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006

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Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7]
Sponsor
Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7] (R), NJ
Cosponsors
84 cosponsors
Introduced
2005-07-12
Committees
Energy and Commerce Committee
Subjects
Access to health care; Caregivers; Chronically ill; Community health services; Congress; Congressional reporting requirements; Data banks; Demography; Disabled; Economics and Public Finance; Employee training; Families; Federal aid to child health services; Federal aid to health facilities; Foster home care; Government Operations and Politics; Government publicity; Health information systems; Labor and Employment; Mentally disabled; Nonprofit organizations; Parent and child; Performance measurement; Quality of care; Recruiting of employees; Respite care; Science, Technology, Communications; Social Welfare; Volunteer workers

Bill Activity

House
Introduced in House
2005-07-12
Committee
2005-07-12
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committee
2005-07-29
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee
2006-09-20
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported in House
2006-12-05
Committee
2006-12-05
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 109-716.
Engrossed in House
2006-12-06
House Floor Vote
2006-12-06
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 12/7/2006 H8773-8775)
Senate
Senate Floor Vote
2006-12-08
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Received in Senate
2006-12-06
President
President
2006-12-20
Presented to President.
Became Law
2006-12-21
Became Public Law No: 109-442.
Enrolled Bill
Public Law
2006-12-22

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