3.0.0 4993 2023-01-13T04:48:56Z 2023-01-13T04:48:56Z House H HR 2006-03-16 109 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-01T18:21:32Z Referred to 2006-03-16T15:02:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-04-19T19:02:30Z Referred to 2006-03-16T15:02:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-03-16T15:02:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-03-16T15:02:05Z Elder Justice Act 109 2010 S 2006-09-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617. Related bill CRS 2006-05-01 hsed04 Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. Committee 2006-04-19 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . Committee 2006-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2006-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-16 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2006-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 N E000287 Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] Rahm Emanuel D IL 5 2006-03-16 True M000472 Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] JOHN MCHUGH R NY M. 23 2006-03-16 True L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2006-03-16 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2006-03-16 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2006-03-16 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2006-03-16 True B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2006-03-16 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2006-03-16 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2006-03-16 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2006-03-16 True W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2006-03-16 True O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2006-03-16 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2006-03-16 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2006-03-16 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2006-03-16 True D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2006-03-16 True K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. 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[R-NY-26] THOMAS REYNOLDS R NY M. 26 2006-05-24 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2006-06-13 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2006-06-19 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 2006-06-20 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2006-07-12 False D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2006-07-12 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2006-07-28 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2006-07-28 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2006-09-06 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2006-09-06 False R000033 Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] JIM RAMSTAD R MN 3 2006-09-06 False B000944 Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] Sherrod Brown D OH 13 2006-09-06 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2006-09-06 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2006-09-12 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2006-09-20 False J000284 Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] STEPHANIE JONES D OH TUBBS 11 2006-09-25 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2006-09-25 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2006-09-28 False B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2006-09-29 False R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2006-11-14 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2006-11-14 False J000287 Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] Bobby Jindal R LA 1 2006-11-14 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2006-12-07 False Social Welfare Advice and consent of the Senate Arts, Culture, Religion Caregivers Church and social problems Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Continuum of care Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against the elderly Criminal justice information Criminal statistics Data banks Department of Health and Human Services Department of Justice Economics and Public Finance Education Elder abuse Employee selection Employee training Executive reorganization Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to law enforcement Federal aid to the aged Federal libraries Fines (Penalties) Forensic medicine Geriatrics Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publications Government publicity Governmental investigations Health Higher education Housing and Community Development Human experimentation in medicine Identification of criminals Income tax Indian medical care Labor and Employment Law Long-term care Medicaid Medical education Medical ethics Medical personnel Medicare Minority business enterprises Minority health Nonprofit organizations Nursing homes Ombudsman Paramedical personnel Patients' rights Personnel records Presidential appointments Prosecution Public health personnel Public prosecutors Quality of care Recruiting of employees Religion Research centers Rural health Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Social work State laws Tax credits Taxation Victims of crimes Volunteer workers Social Welfare 00 2006-03-16 Introduced in House 2006-03-27T21:28:58Z Elder Justice Act - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Elder Justice) to establish: (1) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Office of Elder Justice (OEJ); (2) within the Office of the Secretary the Elder Justice Coordinating Council to make recommendations to the Secretary and the Attorney General for the coordination of activities of HHS, the Department of Justice, and other relevant federal, state, local, and private agencies and entities, relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and other crimes against elders; and (3) the Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.

Prescribes requirements for uniform collection, maintenance, and dissemination of national data relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including an Elder Justice Resource Center in OEJ.

Authorizes the HHS Secretary to award grants for: (1) prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (2) five Centers of Excellence nationwide specializing in research, clinical practice, and training relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (3) six diverse communities to examine various types of elder shelters and test various models for establishing safe havens; (4) nonprofit organizations and faith-based organizations to establish or continue volunteer programs focusing on the issues of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, or providing related services; and (5) various multidisciplinary elder justice activities.

Provides for: (1) reporting to law enforcement of crimes occurring in federally-funded long-term care facilities; (2) revising the quality of long-term care; and (3) increasing consumer information about long-term care, including an HHS long-term care consumer clearinghouse.

Amends: (1) the Older Americans Act of 1965 with respect to the long-term care ombudsman program; (2) part A (General Provisions) of SSA title XI to establish an adult protective services grant program; (3) SSA titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) to assure safety of residents when nursing facilities close; and (4) part E (Miscellaneous) to apply skilled nursing facility preventive abuse requirements to long-term care facilities and providers.

Establishes within the Department of Justice an Office of Elder Justice. Authorizes the Attorney General to award: (1) victim advocacy grants; and (2) grants for specified support to local and state prosecutors handling elder justice-related cases.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a long-term care facility worker employment tax credit.

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