Washington Posts –  The Latest:  October 29, 2019 – Additional

Here are a couple additional items related to the House passing the EMPOWER Act:

• Attached are the pages from the Congressional Record which include the bill, the floor discussion, NAGE quote and letter of support, and those of our colleagues;
• Also attached is the EWA press release;
• Here is a link to AGS’s press release – https://www.americangeriatrics.org/media-center/news/update-house-passes-empower-health-act-which-moves-senate-road-supporting-us-all;
• Here is a link to the Congressional Record which also includes the discussion of the other bills that I mentioned – https://www.congress.gov/116/crec/2019/10/28/CREC-2019-10-28.pdf
  • Dignity in Aging Act – H.R. 4334, which reauthorizes the Older Americans Act…page H8466
  • Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2029 – H.R. 728, which authorizes programs under Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act…page H8513; and
  • The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) – H.R.647…page 8521

Thanks, Brian

Brian W. Lindberg, NAGE Public Policy Advisor

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