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HR 4819 111th Congress House Labor and Employment Aging Employment and training programs

Expanding Opportunities for Older Americans Act of 2010

Introduced: March 10, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Mar 10, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 10, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Opportunities for Older Americans Act of 2010 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to expand the Senior Community Service Employment (SCSE) Program.

Lowers the age of eligibility from 55 to 52.

Repeals the requirement that the eligible individual be unemployed.

Increases from 125% to 200% of the poverty line the maximum income for eligibility. Excludes from the counting of an eligible individual's income any income received by another member of the eligible individual's household.

Prohibits any limit of fewer than 40 hours per week on the number of hours per week a grant recipient may permit a participant to work in a job assisted under the grant.

Declares the sense of Congress that not less than $700 million should be appropriated to carry out the SCSE Program in each of FY2011-FY2016.

What's happening now March 22, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1