Elder Justice Reauthorization Act of 2020

United States116th CongressHR-8079House of Representatives
Updated: Aug 21, 2020

Summary

Elder Justice Reauthorization Act of 2020 This bill appropriates funding to support adult protective services and reauthorizes various programs that address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Specifically, the bill appropriates additional funding for certain adult protective services to states under the Social Services Block Grant Program and to tribes under the Community Services Block Grant Program. In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 certain programs focused on preventing elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation by, for example, supporting long-term care ombudsman programs, state and local adult protective services offices, and long-term care workforce activities.

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S-4555: Elder Justice Reauthorization Act of 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  1. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, 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.

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