Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1017
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Supporting America's Caregivers and Families Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 3, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 3, 2019
Latest Action
Apr 3, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1017
Congress
116
Policy Area
Social Welfare
Social Welfare
Primary focus of measure is public assistance and Social Security programs; social services matters, including community service, volunteer, and charitable activities. Measures concerning such health programs as Medicare and Medicaid may fall under Health policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Illinois
Democrat
Virginia
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Supporting America's Caregivers and Families Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2024, and modifies, programs for family caregivers of older adults, including with respect to caregiver assessment tools and capacity-building for aging networks. It also establishes the National Family Caregiver Resource and Technical Assistance Center to support state and local agencies, community-based providers, and family caregivers.

Specifically, the Administration on Aging must develop a strategy to increase the use of caregiver assessment tools and conduct a study that addresses, among other topics, the feasibility of mandating the use of such tools. Additionally, states must report on the mechanisms they use to assess the needs of caregivers.

The bill also provides statutory authority for certain activities to build the business acumen and related skills of aging networks to increase their capacity to serve older adults and caregivers.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
04/03/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2242-2243)
04/03/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:02:22 PM