To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages.
USA115th CongressHR-5832| House
| Updated: 5/15/2018
Frederica S. Wilson
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (3)
Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Disaster Preparedness for Power Outages Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to long-term care facilities to help such facilities prepare for power outages during and after natural disasters. Eligible grant activities include the purchase of backup power sources (e.g., generators) and the creation of regional resource directories.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Health
Electric power generation and transmissionEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment information and archivesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careNatural disastersPoverty and welfare assistancePublic utilities and utility ratesSocial security and elderly assistance
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages.
USA115th CongressHR-5832| House
| Updated: 5/15/2018
Disaster Preparedness for Power Outages Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to long-term care facilities to help such facilities prepare for power outages during and after natural disasters. Eligible grant activities include the purchase of backup power sources (e.g., generators) and the creation of regional resource directories.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Frederica S. Wilson
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (3)
Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Electric power generation and transmissionEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment information and archivesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careNatural disastersPoverty and welfare assistancePublic utilities and utility ratesSocial security and elderly assistance