The resolution states that one out of three older adults in the United States falls each year.
{mosads}The measure passed by unanimous consent and would encourage state health agencies to talk to one another about the best fall-prevention methods.
Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are co-sponsors.