Elder Law - Legislation
- Bill Introduced: S.3219 Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act of 2008
A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors.
(June 25, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.339 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the necessity to ...
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the necessity to improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups.
(April 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5799 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities.
(April 13, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2794 Senior Investor Protection Act of 2008
A bill to protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security.
(March 30, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2641 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008
A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities.
(February 12, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5352 Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2008
To protect seniors in the United States from elder abuse by establishing specialized elder abuse prosecution and research programs and activities to aid victims of elder abuse, to provide training to prosecutors and other law enforcement related to elder abuse prevention and protection, and for other purposes.
(February 10, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3862 Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007
To improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups.
(October 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2125 Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition of ...
A bill to improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups.
(September 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3078 Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.
(July 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1577 Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to require screening, including national criminal history background checks, of direct patient access employees of skilled nursing facilities, nursing facilities, and other long-term care facilities and providers, and to provide for nationwide expansion of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.
(June 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2105 Elder Abuse Prevention Act
To prevent the abuse and exploitation of older individuals.
(April 30, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1783 Elder Justice Act
To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1070 Elder Justice Act
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1476 Senior Safety and Dignity Act of 2007
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the nursing home patients' bill of rights to include the right to receive care from a credible caregiver by requiring background checks on direct access employees and the right to a safe environment during an emergency or natural disaster by requiring nursing long-term care facilities to establish disaster emergency and evacuation plans.
(March 10, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.808 Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act
To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence.
(February 3, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.605 Seniors Taking on Phony Marketers Act of 2007
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an increased maximum penalty for telemarketing fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.
(January 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.531 Retirement Security Education Act of 2007
To establish a grant program to enhance the financial and retirement literacy of mid-life and older Americans and to reduce financial abuse and fraud among such Americans, and for other purposes.
(January 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.423 Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2007
To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for organizations to find missing adults.
(January 9, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5722 Elder Abuse Prevention Act of 2006
To prevent the abuse and exploitation of older individuals.
(June 27, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3570 Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and for other purposes.
(June 25, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5672 Appropriations bill FY2007, Commerce, Justice, Science, State
Making appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
(June 20, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5293 Older Americans Reauthorization bill
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and for other purposes.
(May 2, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4987 Seniors Taking on Phony Marketers Act of 2006
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an increased maximum penalty for telemarketing fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.
(March 14, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4993 Elder Justice Act
To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the Social Security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.
(March 14, 2006) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.3402 Authorization bill FY2006-FY2009, Department of Justice
To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and for other purposes.
January 05, 2006: Signed by President.
(January 3, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4367 Domestic Violence Screening, Treatment, and Prevention Act
To improve the health care system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through the training and education of health care providers, developing comprehensive public health responses to violence.
(November 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.2010 Elder Justice Act
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance the Social Security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.
(November 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1756 Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act
A bill to establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence.
(September 20, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3760 Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act
To establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence.
(September 12, 2005)