United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3826 (115th)
Protecting Seniors During Disasters Act
Introduced
25 September 2017
Last action
29 September 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13], Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Protecting Seniors During Disasters Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters. The duties of the committee are to: provide advice and consultation related to activities to assist at-risk individuals (people with access and functional needs that may interfere with their ability to access or receive medical care before, during, or after a disaster or emergency); evaluate and provide input to the medical and public health needs of seniors related to preparation for, response to, and recovery from all-hazards emergencies; and provide advice and consultation related to seniors and state emergency preparedness and response activities. The committee shall terminate on September 30, 2021.
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Timeline
25 September 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 September 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 September 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 September 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3826
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3826
- us · 115-hr-3826 · source updated 5 December 2025