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S. 1028 (115th): RAISE Family Caregivers Act

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A bill to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a National Family Caregiving Strategy, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Susan Collins

Sponsor. Senator for Maine. Republican.

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Last Updated: Sep 27, 2017
Length: 12 pages
Introduced
May 3, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was enacted as:

H.R. 3759: RAISE Family Caregivers Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 22, 2018. (compare text)
Cosponsors

15 Cosponsors (12 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 1 Independent)

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What legislators are saying

U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Tammy Baldwin Praise Signage of Bipartisan RAISE Family Caregivers Act
    — Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] (Sponsor) on Jan 23, 2018

U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Susan Collins Praise Signage of Bipartisan RAISE Family Caregivers Act
    — Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] (Co-sponsor) on Jan 23, 2018

Chairman Alexander: This Congress, HELP Committee Produced 18 Laws Including Landmark Opioid Legislation to Combat Nations Most Pressing Public Health Crisis
    — Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN, 2003-2020] on Dec 20, 2018

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates S. 1028 will add $1 million in new spending through 2021.

History

May 3, 2017
 
Introduced

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May 10, 2017
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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May 11, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

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Sep 26, 2017
 
Passed Senate (House next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

S. 1028 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1028. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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