3.0.0 1663 2023-01-11T13:30:38Z 2023-01-11T13:30:38Z Senate S 2015-06-24 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-06-24T21:52:34Z Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2016 114 4963 HR 2016-05-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2015-06-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-06-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-06-24 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2016-06-29 False Crime and Law Enforcement Aging Census and government statistics Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding Marketing and advertising Sex offenses State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-06-24 Introduced in Senate 2016-07-11T17:06:39Z Robert Matava Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2015

This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition on telemarketing fraud to include "telemarketing or email marketing" fraud. It expands the definition of telemarketing or email marketing to include measures to induce investment for financial profit, participation in a business opportunity, or commitment to a loan.

The legislation applies enhanced criminal penalties to telemarketing or email marketing fraud that targets or victimizes persons over age 55. It also expands the fraud offenses subject to enhanced penalties to include health care fraud.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) must identify, collect, and publish data annually related to the incidence of elder abuse. The Department of Health and Human Services must provide for publication data on the number of elder abuse cases referred to adult protective services.

The bill requires DOJ to establish a grant program for states to develop, establish, and operate programs to improve the response to, investigation of, and prosecution of elder abuse cases. DOJ must also provide information, training, and technical assistance to help states and local governments investigate, prosecute, prevent, and mitigate the impact of elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect.

It grants congressional consent to any two or more states to enter into cooperative agreements or compacts to promote and to enforce laws to promote the safety and well-being of elders. The legislation requires the State Justice Institute to submit legislative proposals to Congress to facilitate such agreements and compacts.

The Government Accountability Office must review and report findings on the financial cost of elder abuse and exploitation to the federal government.

]]> Robert Matava Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2015 Display Title Robert Matava Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to better protect, serve, and advance the rights of victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation by encouraging States and other qualified entities 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 IS Short Titles as Introduced Robert Matava Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1663is/xml/BILLS-114s1663is.xml 2015-06-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.