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H.R. 4151 119th Congress House

Ruthie and Connie LGBTQI Elder Americans Act of 2025

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

Introduced: June 26, 2025 Introduced by: Suzanne Bonamici Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Ruthie and Connie LGBTQI Elder Americans Act of 2025

This bill makes changes to federal programs serving older individuals to facilitate care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) individuals.

Under current law, certain services provided to older individuals must be targeted to populations with the greatest social need. The bill adds status as an LGBTQI individual and status as an individual living with HIV as factors contributing to greatest social need. The bill also explicitly allows grants that support the health, independence, and longevity of older individuals to be used for certain activities promoting services for individuals with the greatest social need.

The bill establishes an Office of LGBTQI Inclusion within the Administration on Aging (AOA). The office must promote access to services for LGBTQI older individuals and coordinate related activities within the Department of Health and Human Services and among other federal entities.

The bill also provides statutory authority for a national resource center on LGBTQI aging. The center must provide organizations that serve older individuals or LGBTQI individuals with information and technical assistance needed to effectively serve LGBTQI older individuals.

Finally, the bill requires certain studies and reports on issues affecting LGBTQI older individuals. Specifically, state long-term care ombudsmen must collect and analyze data on discrimination against LGBTQI older individuals in long-term care settings. Further, the AOA must study the services needed by LGBTQI older individuals and collect data on the number of such individuals served by various services and activities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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    for HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 31
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Dec 16, 2025
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Latimer, George
New York · Dec 9, 2025
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Chu, Judy
California · Jul 14, 2025
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Jun 26, 2025
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 26, 2025
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 26, 2025
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 26, 2025
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 26, 2025
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jun 26, 2025
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 26, 2025
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jun 26, 2025
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Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Jun 26, 2025
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 26, 2025
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 26, 2025
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 26, 2025
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 26, 2025
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jun 26, 2025
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Jun 26, 2025
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2025
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Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Jun 26, 2025
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Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Jun 26, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 26, 2025
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 26, 2025
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 26, 2025
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 26, 2025
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Jun 26, 2025
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 26, 2025
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Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Jun 26, 2025
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Simon, Lateefah
California · Jun 26, 2025
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 26, 2025
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 26, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4151: Ruthie and Connie LGBTQI Elder Americans Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4151/
MLA
"H.R. 4151: Ruthie and Connie LGBTQI Elder Americans Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4151/.
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H.R. 4151, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4151/.
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