OLDER AMERICANS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: authorize (see H.R. 4334), H7714 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: address social isolation and loneliness of senior citizens (see S. 2677), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4859), H8462 [24OC]

——— authorize grants to establish a national network of statewide legal hotlines for senior citizens (see S. 905), S2043 [27MR]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see S. 901), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1903), H2884 [27MR]

——— direct Administration on Aging resources that promote multigenerational collaboration (see S. 1671), S3106 [23MY]

——— eliminate percentage cap on funding under National Family Caregiver Support Program for older caregivers taking over primary caregiver role for a grandchild due to opioid epidemic (see H.R. 4853), H8457 [23OC]

——— encourage caregiver needs assessments to identify individual needs of family caregivers and to target services more effectively (see H.R. 3782), H5911 [16JY]

——— establish Administration on Aging grant program for multigenerational activities for long-term care facilities (see S. 1670), S3106 [23MY]

——— establish Administration on Aging initiative to coordinate efforts and programs for home modification enabling older individuals and the disabled to live independently and safely in a home environment (see S. 702), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1583), H2581 [7MR]

——— establish grant program for multigenerational collaboration (see H.R. 4833), H8456 [23OC]

——— establish grants to purchase, customize, or repair vehicles with hot and cold food storage to deliver meals to older individuals through Congregate Nutrition Program or Home-Delivered Nutrition Program (see S. 1674), S3106 [23MY]

——— establish Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office (see S. 1159), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2312), H3264 [12AP]

——— establish Office of Older LGBT Policy and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office (see S. 1225), S2485 [29AP]

——— identify and disseminate best practices for National Family Caregiver Support Program (see S. 1146), S2433 [11AP]

——— increase funding for National Family Caregiver Support Program and provide caregiver assessments and technical assistance to address the needs of family caregivers (see S. 1017), S2240 [3AP]

——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see S. 2179), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 4077), H7467 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: provide priority for Senior Community Service Employment Program (see H.R. 4846), H8457 [23OC]

Modernize (see S. 3057), S7048 [16DE]

National Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning: authorize (see S. 1672), S3106 [23MY]

Senior citizens: enhance age-friendly communities for older individuals (see H.R. 4827), H8456 [23OC]

——— provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 1777), H2743 [14MR]

——— support healthy aging and age-friendly communities (see S. 1536), S2925 [16MY]

Letters

Dignity in Aging Act: Bill Sweeney, AARP (organization), H8476 [28OC]

——— Ellen Hollander, Meals on Wheels America (organization), H8478 [28OC]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), H8477 [28OC]

——— several organizations, H8478 [28OC]

——— Stephan O. Kline, Jewish Federations of North America, H8477 [28OC]

Older Americans Act modernization: Bob Blancato and Meredith Whitmire, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, S7055 [16DE]

——— C. Grace Whiting and Michael R. Wittke, National Alliance for Caregiving, S7055 [16DE]

——— Martha Roherty, Advancing States (organization), S7057 [16DE]

——— Megan O’Reilly, AARP, S7054 [16DE]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), S7056 [16DE]

——— Shelley Lyford, West Health Institute, S7055 [16DE]

——— Stephen O. Kline, Jewish Federations of North America, S7056 [16DE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: authorize (H.R. 4334), H7818 [19SE], H8466–H8479 [28OC], H8707 [31OC], E1360 [29OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction, H8475 [28OC]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (H.R. 1903), H5090 [25JN]

——— encourage caregiver needs assessments to identify individual needs of family caregivers and to target services more effectively, H8479 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: authorize (H.R. 4334), S6256 [29OC], S6263 [30OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (S. 901), S2599 [2MY]

Modernize (S. 3057), S7053–S7057 [16DE]

Reports filed

Dignity in Aging Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 4334) (H. Rept. 116–258), H8537 [28OC]

Texts of

H.R. 4334, Dignity in Aging Act, H8466–H8472 [28OC]

S. 1017, Supporting America’s Caregivers and Families Act, S2242 [3AP]