Elder Justice Act

To amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.

3/29/2007--Introduced.
Elder Justice Act - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish an Elder Justice program under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services). Establishes within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC). Establishes the Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to establish stationary and mobile forensic centers, to develop forensic expertise regarding, and provide services relating to, elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Directs the Secretary to provide incentives for individuals to train for, seek, and maintain employment providing direct care in a long-term care (LTC) facility. Directs the Secretary to make grants to LTC facilities to:
(1) offer continuing training and varying levels of certification to employees who provide direct care to LTC facility residents; and
(2) provide bonuses or other benefits to employees who achieve certification. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist LTC facilities in offsetting the costs for standardized clinical health care informatics systems designed to improve patient safety and reduce adverse events and health care complications resulting from medication errors. Directs the Secretary to ensure that HHS:
(1) provides funding to state and local adult protective services services offices that investigate reports of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and
(2) collects and disseminates related data in coordination with the Department of Justice. Establishes a program of annual adult protective services grants to states. Directs the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to:
(1) improve the capacity of state LTC ombudsman programs to respond to and resolve abuse and neglect complaints; and
(2) conduct pilot programs with state or local LTC ombudsman offices. Directs the Secretary to establish programs to provide and improve ombudsman training for national organizations and state LTC ombudsman programs. Amends part A of SSA title XI to require each individual owner, operator, employee, manager, agent, or contractor of an LTC facility receiving certain federal support to report to the Secretary and local law enforcement entities any reasonable suspicion of crimes occurring in such facility. Requires the owner or operator of such an LTC facility to notify the Secretary and the appropriate state regulatory agency of a facility's impending closure, as well as a plan for the transfer and adequate relocation of facility residents. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the EJCC and appropriate congressional committees on establishing a national nurse aide registry. Directs the Attorney General to:
(1) study and report to the EJCC, the Advisory Board, and Congress on state laws and practices relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and
(2) develop and implement a long-term plan for elder justice programs and related activities. Authorizes the Attorney General to award advocacy grants for study of elder abuse victim needs. Directs the Attorney General to award grants to provide training and other types of support to local and state prosecutors as well as police and other front line law enforcement responders handling elder justice-related cases. Requires increased Department of Justice support for federal cases involving elder justice. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to create a long-term care facility worker employment tax credit.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
• and 122 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
  • Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Nancy Boyda [D, KS-2]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
  • Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Artur Davis [D, AL-7]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
  • Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
  • Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8]
  • Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
  • Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY-20]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Darlene Hooley [D, OR-5]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. William Jefferson [D, LA-2]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. Stephanie Jones [D, OH-11]
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
  • Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]
  • Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. John Kuhl [R, NY-29]
  • Rep. Nicholas Lampson [D, TX-22]
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Tim Mahoney [D, FL-16]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23]
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. R. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
  • Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. James Ramstad [R, MN-3]
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rep. Thomas Reynolds [R, NY-26]
  • Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
  • Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
  • Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Zackary Space [D, OH-18]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10]
  • Rep. C. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. James Walsh [R, NY-25]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
  • Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 9 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Judiciary
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Education and Labor
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 29, 2007

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• Added to calendar on Jun 11, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Jun 11, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• May 14, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• May 13, 2008: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
• May 13, 2008: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• May 06, 2008: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• May 04, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Jun 27, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
• Apr 25, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
• Apr 25, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Mar 30, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Mar 30, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
• Mar 29, 2007: Referred to House Education and Labor
• Mar 29, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Mar 29, 2007: Referred to House Judiciary
• Mar 29, 2007: Referred to House Ways and Means
• Mar 29, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Mar 29, 2007.

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July 31, 2007 Speak Out ... Helping the elderly

Right now Congress needs our encouragement in passing the Elder Justice Act (HR 1783). This act will fund social workers, paramedics, financial experts, ...

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July 28, 2007 Elder justice

Congress needs our encouragement to pass the Elder Justice Act (HR 1783). All we have to do is call 1-800-928-8084 and say the we want help for the elderly, ...

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July 23, 2007 Help support the Elder Justice Act

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November 25, 2008 10 Elder-Friendly Bills That May Be Enacted In The New Congress

The Elder Justice Act (H.R. 1783). Introduced: March 27, 2007. Sponsor: Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL). Summary: To provide states with resources to prevent elder abuse, increase prosecution of those who mistreat the elderly and provide ...

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November 18, 2008 National Efforts to Combat Crimes Against the Elderly « Dr. Jack ...

On the House side the EJA companion bill, H.R. 1783, was authored by Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) and co-authored by Rep. Peter King (R-NY). Complete texts of both S. 1070 and H.R. 1783 are available at Thomas. ...

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November 03, 2008 Bill Mitchell proposes plan for seniors while criticizing Bilirakis

His campaign’s communications director noted that Bilirakis is a co-sponsor of [HR 1783](http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:hr01783:), the Elder Justice Act. Mitchell said Bilirakis’ only reaction to the court in 1997 was that ...

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