{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://frankel.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4916", "Frankel, Magaziner, Ciscomani File Bipartisan Plan to Stop Deadly Senior Falls", "2025-09-30", "2025", "2025-09", "Democrat", "House", "FL", "Lois Frankel", "F000462", "frankel.house.gov", "frankel", "https://frankel.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "September is National Falls Prevention Awareness Month, and Reps. Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02), and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) are marking it by introducing the bipartisan FASTER Act\u2014a bill to keep older adults safe at home by funding fire department safety visits, simple upgrades like grab bars, and connections to lifesaving community resources.\n\n\u201cFalls send 3 million older Americans to the ER every year, cause 41,000 preventable deaths, and drive $80 billion in health care costs\u2014most of it paid by Medicare and Medicaid,\u201d said Rep. Frankel. \u201cBehind every one of those numbers is a grandmother, grandfather, parent, or neighbor whose independence is shattered. The FASTER Act is about saving lives, protecting families, and cutting billions in preventable costs by making simple, commonsense changes to keep seniors safe in their homes.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs more Americans are able to stay in their own homes as they age, fire departments and EMS are frequently the first responders when their independence is threatened by a fall,\u201d said Ramsey Alwin, President and CEO of the National Council on Aging. \u201cCongresswoman Frankel should be commended for her continued leadership on falls prevention by proposing the FASTER Act to support firefighters\u2019 proactive approach to making homes safer and ensuring timely access in an emergency that could mean the difference between life and death.\u201d\n\nAlongside the FASTER Act, Rep. Frankel introduced a bipartisan resolution designating September 22\u201328, 2025 as National Falls Prevention Awareness Week. Earlier this year, she also cosponsored the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act to help older Veterans avoid dangerous and costly falls. This effort follows Rep. Frankel's collaboration with the Palm Beach County Health District on a major fall prevention program.\n\nThe FASTER Act is cosponsored by Reps. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15). It is endorsed by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and the National Council on Aging (NCOA).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T15:07:37Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://frankel.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4916"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0601221583783627, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}