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HR 988 114th Congress House

Elder Justice Reauthorization Act

Official title: To reauthorize the Elder Justice Act of 2009.

Introduced: February 27, 2015 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Advisory bodiesAgingCrime preventionCrime victims
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Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsHealth facilities and institutionsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careSocial security and elderly assistance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Feb 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Elder Justice Reauthorization Act

Reauthorizes the Elder Justice Act of 2009 and funding for its programs through FY2019.

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reauthorize through FY2019: (1) the National Training Institute for Federal and State Surveyors, and (2) grants by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to state agencies that perform surveys of skilled nursing facilities or nursing facilities.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 27, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 25, 2015
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 988: Elder Justice Reauthorization Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-988/
MLA
"H.R. 988: Elder Justice Reauthorization Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-988/.
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H.R. 988, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-988/.
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[H.R. 988: Elder Justice Reauthorization Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-988/)
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