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Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2016

Introduced: April 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2016

This bill establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) an Office of Elder Justice to provide information, training, and technical assistance for state and local governments to investigate, prosecute, prevent, and mitigate the impact of elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect. The office must be headed by a director who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

It authorizes the Office of Elder Justice to award grants to states to develop, establish, and operate programs to improve the response to, investigation of, and prosecution of elder abuse cases. An eligible state must have a compensation program for crime victims and a multidisciplinary task force on elder justice.

DOJ must identify, collect, and publish data related to the incidence of elder abuse. It must also develop recommendations for collecting additional data related to elder abuse.

Finally, the bill amends the Social Security Act to include the director of the Office of Elder Justice as the alternate for the Attorney General on the Elder Justice Coordinating Council.

What's happening now May 17, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1663 Related bill Robert Matava Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 11, 2016
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 18, 2016
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 15, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 15, 2016
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 15, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4963: Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4963/
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"H.R. 4963: Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4963/.
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H.R. 4963, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4963/.
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