[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1495 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1495

   Supporting the goals and ideals of National Assisted Living Week.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2008

 Mr. English of Pennsylvania submitted the following resolution; which 
          was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Supporting the goals and ideals of National Assisted Living Week.

Whereas approximately one million people live in assisted living across the 
        United States;
Whereas the first of seventy-seven million Baby Boomers will begin to reach 
        retirement age in 2011;
Whereas an estimated 36,000 facilities provide the assisted living services used 
        by the elderly and those with disabilities in the United States;
Whereas assisted living is a long-term care service that fosters choice, 
        dignity, independence, and autonomy for the elderly and people with 
        disabilities across the United States; and
Whereas National Assisted Living Week highlights the privilege, value, and 
        responsibility of passing the legacies of the lives of the elderly and 
        those with disabilities down through the generations that care for and 
        love them: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Assisted 
        Living Week; and
            (2) urges all people of the United States--
                    (A) to visit friends and loved ones who reside at 
                assisted living facilities; and
                    (B) to learn more about assisted living services, 
                including how assisted living services benefit 
                communities in the United States.
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