Skip to main content
S 975 113th Congress Senate

Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act

Official title: A bill to provide for the inclusion of court-appointed guardianship improvement and oversight activities under the Elder Justice Act of 2009.

Introduced: December 19, 2013 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Law AgingCrime preventionCrime victimsFraud offenses and financial crimes
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Judicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement administration and fundingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2013
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.
Dec 19, 2013
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
Dec 19, 2013
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
May 16, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 16, 2013
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action December 19, 2013

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services and Elder Justice) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to the highest courts of states to conduct demonstration programs that: (1) assess adult guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, including the appointment and the monitoring of the performance of court-appointed guardians and conservators; and (2) implement changes deemed necessary as a result of the assessments, such as requiring background checks for all potential guardians and conservators, and establishing systems that enable electronic filing and review of the annual accountings and other required conservatorship and guardianship filings.

Requires the highest court of a state awarded such a grant to collaborate with the state's own Unit on Aging and its Adult Protective Services agency in conducting the demonstration program.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 6, 2014
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Dec 19, 2013
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · May 16, 2013
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 975: Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-975/
MLA
"S. 975: Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-975/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 975, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-975/.
Markdown link
[S. 975: Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-975/)
Report a problem