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Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024

Introduced: September 16, 2024 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 11, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 11, 2024
Received in the House.
Dec 11, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 10, 2024
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6916-6925)
Dec 10, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 10, 2024
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 10, 2024
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6925-6934)
Sep 12, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505.
Sep 12, 2024
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 31, 2024
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 25, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 25, 2024
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,314 Sanders, Bernard In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 10, 2024
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Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024

This bill reauthorizes through FY2029, modifies, and establishes programs under the Older Americans Act, which supports social services and activities for individuals aged 60 years or older.

Reauthorized programs and activities include

  • the national eldercare locator service;
  • regional aging and disability resource centers;
  • grants to support counseling and assistance on pensions and other retirement benefits;
  • grants to support home-delivered nutrition services (sometimes referred to as meals on wheels programs);
  • programs to facilitate the delivery of supportive services to tribal organizations; and
  • programs to prevent elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. 

The bill also modifies existing programs for older individuals, including by explicitly permitting states to use certain grant funds to make carryout meals available at congregate meal sites or community locations. (Some providers began offering carryout meals to seniors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

Further, the bill permits the Administration on Aging to establish and operate, through grants to or contracts with eligible entities, a national resource center to support growth of the direct care workforce. The center’s activities may include the provision of training and technical assistance and the promotion of strategies to recruit and retain direct care workers. 

Finally, the bill establishes or reconvenes certain advisory groups, including (1) an advisory committee to provide guidance regarding the needs of older Native Americans and the implementation of related programs, and (2) a White House Conference on Aging to recommend improvements to federal programs that serve older individuals.

What's happening now December 11, 2024

Held at the desk.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 16, 2024
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 16, 2024
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 25, 2024
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 25, 2024
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jul 25, 2024
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2024
Mullin, Markwayne
· Jul 25, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4776: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4776/
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