3.0.0 2181 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z Senate S 2021-06-22 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-06-22T22:13:22Z Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2021 117 2922 HR 2021-06-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2021-06-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-06-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N Crime and Law Enforcement Aging Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Employment and training programs Foreign language and bilingual programs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Law enforcement administration and funding Lawyers and legal services Telephone and wireless communication Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-06-22 Introduced in Senate 2021-07-21T10:32:46Z Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2021

This bill provides statutory authority for the Elder Justice Initiative, which coordinates activities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat elder abuse, neglect, and financial fraud.

The bill requires DOJ's Elder Justice Coordinator to serve as the head of the initiative.

The bill also requires the initiative to establish a national elder fraud telephone hotline, promote civil legal aid to victims of elder fraud and elder abuse, and make resources available online in English and Spanish.

]]> Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act to authorize the Elder Justice Initiative, to require that online resources of such initiative are made available in Spanish, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2181is/xml/BILLS-117s2181is.xml 2021-06-22 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.