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Stamp Out Elder Abuse Act of 2019

Introduced: May 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stamp Out Elder Abuse Act of 2019

This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp, with the proceeds from the sale of the stamp transferred to (1) the Department of Justice for specified purposes, including prevention and education regarding elder abuse, data collection, and victim services; and (2) the Department of Health and Human Services for purposes of elder justice activities.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1784 Identical bill Stamp Out Elder Abuse Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
Rice, Kathleen
· Oct 17, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Aug 16, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 11, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 14, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2719: Stamp Out Elder Abuse Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2719/
MLA
"H.R. 2719: Stamp Out Elder Abuse Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2719/.
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H.R. 2719, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2719/.
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[H.R. 2719: Stamp Out Elder Abuse Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2719/)
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