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S. 905 116th Congress Senate

Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize a national network of Statewide senior legal hotlines, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 27, 2019 Introduced by: Thom Tillis Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Social Welfare AgingLawyers and legal servicesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTelephone and wireless communication
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Mar 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 27, 2019
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 Latest action March 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2019

This bill permits the Administration on Aging to award competitive, matching grants to certain nonprofit organizations or partnerships to establish or maintain statewide senior legal hotlines to provide free services to older individuals. No more than one grant may be awarded in each state. Among other activities, grant recipients must establish referral mechanisms with, for example, other legal aid agencies and social services providers.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6419 Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 905: Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-905/
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"S. 905: Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-905/.
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S. 905, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-905/.
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