US Congress House Bill 4963 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2016 This bill establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) an Office of Elder Justice to provide information, training, and technical assistance for state and local governments to investigate, prosecute, prevent, and mitigate the impact of elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect. The office must be headed by a director who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. It authorizes the Office of Elder Justice to award grants to states to develop, establish, and operate programs to improve the response to, investigation of, and prosecution of elder abuse cases. An eligible state must have a compensation program for crime victims and a multidisciplinary task force on elder justice. DOJ must identify, collect, and publish data related to the incidence of elder abuse. It must also develop recommendations for collecting additional data related to elder abuse. Finally, the bill amends the Social Security Act to include the director of the Office of Elder Justice as the alternate for the Attorney General on the Elder Justice Coordinating Council.

Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2016

Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-04-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-04-15	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4963/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4963/BILLS-114hr4963ih.pdf