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Senate Bill 2089
115th Congress(2017-2018)
LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Nov 7, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 7, 2017
Latest Action
Nov 7, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
2089
Congress
115
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
Michael Bennet
Colorado
Democrat
Ed Markey
Massachusetts
Democrat
Al Franken
Minnesota
Democrat
Kirsten Gillibrand
New York
Democrat
Jeff Merkley
Oregon
Democrat
Bob Casey Jr.
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2017

This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include the specific needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals among the "greatest social needs" served under that Act. An LGBT individual shall be considered a "minority" for purposes of services provided under the Act.

The bill authorizes the Administration of Aging to designate within it a person with responsibility for addressing issues affecting LGBT older individuals. In addition, the administration shall conduct studies and collect data to determine the services needed by LGBT older individuals. 

The administration shall establish and operate the National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging to provide national, state, and local organizations with the information and technical assistance needed by those organizations to effectively serve LGBT older individuals.

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman of each state shall, as a condition of receiving certain federal funding under the Act,  collect and analyze data related to discrimination against LGBT older individuals in long-term care settings.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
November 7, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Nov 02, 2017
Introduced in House
30
Sponsorship
House Bill 4222
Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
11/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
11/07/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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