3.0.0 462 2022-01-12T15:03:08Z 2022-01-12T15:03:08Z Senate S S 2011-03-02 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-03-02T23:14:58Z Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2011 112 2564 HR 2011-08-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Robert Matava Exploitation Protection for Elder Adults Act of 2012 112 3598 S 2012-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2011-03-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1143-1144) IntroReferral 2011-03-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1142) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2011-03-02 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-03-02 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2011-03-02 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2011-03-02 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2011-03-02 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2011-03-02 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-04-08 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2011-06-06 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-06-21 False Crime and Law Enforcement Aging Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Evidence and witnesses Fraud offenses and financial crimes Health programs administration and funding Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding Marketing and advertising State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-22T18:15:47Z Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) an Office of Elder Justice, which shall address issues relating to elder abuse. Requires the Director of such Office to: (1) provide information, training, and technical assistance to assist states and local governments in preventing, investigating, prosecuting, and mitigating the impact of elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect and in addressing the physical and psychological trauma to victims of such abuse; (2) evaluate the efficacy of measures intended to prevent, detect, respond to, or redress elder abuse and the extent to which the needs of the victims in each state are met by crime victim services, programs, and sources of funding; (3) evaluate training models to determine best practices for investigating elder abuse, addressing evidentiary and legal issues, and interacting with victims; and (4) conduct, and regularly update, a study of state laws and practices relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Directs the Attorney General to annually: (1) collect from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutor offices statistical data relating to the incidence of elder abuse; (2) identify common data points among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutor offices that would allow for the collection of uniform national data; (3) publish a summary of the data collected; (4) identify the types of elder abuse data that should be collected and what entity is most capable of collecting it; and (5) develop recommendations for collecting additional data.

Authorizes the Director to provide grants and technical assistance to assist not more than 15 states in establishing and operating programs designed to improve: (1) the response to elder abuse in a manner that limits additional trauma to victims, and (2) the investigation and prosecution of cases of elder abuse. Requires eligible states to: (1) have a qualified crime victims compensation program; and (2) establish or designate a multidisciplinary task force on elder justice.

Amends the Social Security Act to include the Director as the alternate for the Attorney General as a member of the Elder Justice Coordinating Council.

]]> Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2011 Display Title Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to better protect, serve, and advance the rights of victims of elder abuse and exploitation by establishing a program to encourage States and other qualified entities to create jobs designed to hold offenders accountable, enhance the capacity of the justice system to investigate, pursue, and prosecute elder abuse cases, identify existing resources to leverage to the extent possible, and assure data collection, research, and evaluation to promote the efficacy and efficiency of the activities described in this Act. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s462is/xml/BILLS-112s462is.xml 2011-03-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1143-1144) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.