3.0.0 4249 2023-01-13T04:49:42Z 2023-01-13T04:49:42Z House H HR 2005-11-08 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-11-22T21:09:37Z Referred to 2005-11-08T13:43:25Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-11-17T21:02:29Z Referred to 2005-11-08T13:43:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-11-08T13:43:30Z 2005-11-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-11-17 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-11-08 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2005-11-08 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2005-11-08 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-08 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-11-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 N R000033 Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] JIM RAMSTAD R MN 3 2005-11-08 True Health Armed Forces and National Security Caregivers Chronically ill Communication in medicine Community health services Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education Disabled Education Epidemiology Families Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health education Health planning Higher education Home care services Living wills Long-term care Medical education Medical malpractice Medical research Medicare Pain Quality of care Respite care Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Terminal care Veterans' medical care Volunteer workers Health 00 2005-11-08 Introduced in House 2005-12-09T22:25:03Z Living Well with Fatal Chronic Illness Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) carry out research, demonstration, and education programs with respect to fatal chronic illness through the Public Health Service; and (2) conduct studies on end-of-life care.

Directs the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand activities with respect to epidemiology and public health in fatal chronic illness.

Directs the Director of the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on fatal chronic illness.

Provides for Medicare pilot programs for the treatment of fatal chronic illnesses.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) develop and carry out programs to improve the delivery of appropriate health and support services for patients with fatal chronic illnesses; and (2) make grants to support volunteer and community support of veterans living at home who have fatal chronic illnesses.

Provides for a study by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences on the: (1) level of care for the elderly provided by family members; and (2) coordination of such care with more formal care provided by health care providers.

]]> Living Well with Fatal Chronic Illness Act of 2005 Display Title Living Well with Fatal Chronic Illness Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To provide for programs within the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Veterans Affairs for patients with fatal chronic illness, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Living Well with Fatal Chronic Illness Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-11-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4249ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4249ih.xml 2005-11-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.