S 905
116th Congress
Senate
Social Welfare
Aging
Lawyers and legal services
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication
Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2019
Introduced: March 27, 2019
Introduced by:
Tillis, Thomas
Republican
· North Carolina
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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