US HB3793 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-0)
Status: Introduced on October 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015 Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include LGBT individuals (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals) within the purview of such Act, particularly their status as LGBT individuals among those with the greatest social need. Authorizes the Administration of Aging to: (1) designate within it a person with responsibility for addressing issues affecting LGBT older individuals; (2) conduct studies and collect data to determine the services needed by LGBT older individuals; and (3) establish and operate the National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Aging. Revises the list of activities of national significance for families and other caregivers, for which the Administration's grants may be used, to specify those provided to individuals with greatest social need which: (1) address physical and mental health, disabilities, and health disparities; (2) provide long-term care, including in-home and community-based care; (3) provide informal care and formal care in a facility setting; (4) provide access to culturally responsive health and human services; and (5) address other gaps in assistance and issues of particular importance to older individuals with the greatest social need. Requires a State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to collect and analyze discrimination data with respect to LGBT older individuals in the admission to, transfer or discharge from, or lack of adequate care provided in long-term care settings.
Title
Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2015
Sponsors
Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] |
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] | Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] |
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] |
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] | Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] |
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] |
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY] |
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-03-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. |
2015-10-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
2015-10-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1765 (Related) 2015-07-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Aging
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Mental health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social welfare
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Mental health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social welfare
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3793/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3793/BILLS-114hr3793ih.pdf |