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HR 7993 117th Congress House

Ruthie and Connie LGBTQ Elder Americans Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide equal treatment of LGBTQ older individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 9, 2022 Introduced by: Bonamici, Suzanne Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Social Welfare
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Jun 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 9, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 9, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ruthie and Connie LGBTQ Elder Americans Act of 2022

This bill addresses matters related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals in certain federal programs serving older Americans, particularly by including an individual's LGBTQ status within the scope of the greatest social needs served by such programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 50
All 50 Democratic 37
D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Dec 16, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 26, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 15, 2022
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 13, 2022
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 26, 2022
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 20, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 20, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 19, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Jul 13, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 12, 2022
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 12, 2022
Bush, Cori
· Jul 7, 2022
Higgins, Brian
· Jul 1, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Jul 1, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jun 22, 2022
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jun 21, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 15, 2022
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 9, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jun 9, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 9, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Jun 9, 2022
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 9, 2022
Crist, Charlie
· Jun 9, 2022
Deutch, Theodore
· Jun 9, 2022
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 9, 2022
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 9, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jun 9, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 9, 2022
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 9, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 9, 2022
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 9, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 9, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jun 9, 2022
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 9, 2022
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 9, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 9, 2022
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Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 9, 2022
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 9, 2022
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 9, 2022
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 9, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7993: Ruthie and Connie LGBTQ Elder Americans Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7993/
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"H.R. 7993: Ruthie and Connie LGBTQ Elder Americans Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7993/.
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H.R. 7993, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7993/.
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