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<br/>11/15/2005--Introduced.<br/>Elder Justice Act - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXII (Elder Justice) to establish: (1) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) an Office of Elder Justice (OEJ); (2) within the Office of the Secretary the Elder Justice Coordinating Council to make recommendations to the Secretary and the Attorney General for the coordination of activities of HHS, the Department of Justice, and other relevant federal, state, local, and private agencies and entities, relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and other crimes against elders; and (3) the Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.<br/>Prescribes requirements for uniform collection, maintenance, and dissemination of national data relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including an Elder Justice Resource Center in OEJ.<br/>Authorizes the HHS Secretary to award grants for: (1) prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (2) five Centers of Excellence nationwide specializing in research, clinical practice, and training relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; (3) six diverse communities to examine various types of elder shelters and test various models for establishing safe havens; (4) nonprofit organizations and faith-based organizations to establish or continue volunteer programs focusing on the issues of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, or providing related services; and (5) various multidisciplinary elder justice activities.<br/>Provides for: (1) reporting to law enforcement of crimes occurring in federally-funded long-term care facilities; (2) revising the quality of long-term care; and (3) increasing consumer information about long-term care, including an HHS long-term care consumer clearinghouse.<br/>Amends: (1) the Older Americans Act of 1965 with respect to the long-term care ombudsman program; (2) part A (General Provisions) of SSA title XI to establish an adult protective services grant program; (3) SSA titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) to assure safety of residents when nursing facilities close; and (4) part E (Miscellaneous) to apply skilled nursing facility preventive abuse requirements to long-term care facilities and providers.<br/>Establishes within the Department of Justice an Office of Elder Justice. Authorizes the Attorney General to award: (1) victim advocacy grants; and (2) grants for specified support to local and state prosecutors handling elder justice-related cases.<br/>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a long-term care facility worker employment tax credit.

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Orrin Hatch [R, UT] 5950 N00009869 11204 Republican 202-224-5251 Latter Day Saints UT Orrin Hatch 3.38461538461538 http://hatch.senate.gov/public/ B001233 1955-12-26 6044 131 Russell Senate Office Building http://bayh.senate.gov/contact/email/ 202-228-1377 Evan 'd':4 'sen':1 'bayh':3,7,9 'evan':2,6,8 M 300006 Bayh Evan_Bayh Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN] 2716 N00003762 18528 Democrat 202-224-5623 Episcopalian IN Evan Bayh 3.25925925925926 http://bayh.senate.gov B000468 1943-10-03 8225 703 Hart Senate Office Building http://bingaman.senate.gov/contact/ 202-224-2852 Jeff 'd':4 'nm':5 'sen':1 'jeff':2,6,8 'bingaman':3,7,9 M 300009 Bingaman Jeff_Bingaman Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM] 4354 N00006518 11720 Democrat 202-224-5521 Methodist NM Jeff Bingaman 3.54054054054054 http://bingaman.senate.gov B000711 1940-11-11 16518 112 Hart Senate Office Building http://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm 202-224-0454 Barbara 'd':4 'ca':5 'sen':1 'boxer':3,7,9 'barbara':2,6,8 F 300011 Boxer Barbara_Boxer Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] 7975 N00006692 34649 Democrat 202-224-3553 Jewish CA Barbara Boxer 2.30322580645161 http://boxer.senate.gov SenatorBoxer B001066 1931-10-23 8069 316 Hart Senate Office Building http://bunning.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-1373 Jim 'r':4 'ky':5 'bun':3,7,9 'jim':2,6,8 'sen':1 M 300014 Bunning Jim_Bunning Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY] 3566 N00003437 11369 Republican 202-224-4343 Roman Catholic KY Jim Bunning 3.12820512820513 http://bunning.senate.gov/public/ C000286 1943-11-10 5021 416 Russell Senate Office Building http://chambliss.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email 202-224-0103 Saxby 'r':4 'ga':5 'sen':1 'saxbi':2,6,8 'chambliss':3,7,9 M 300021 Chambliss Saxby_Chambliss Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] 1795 N00002685 15121 Republican 202-224-3521 Episcopalian GA Saxby Chambliss 4.05882352941176 http://chambliss.senate.gov/public/index.cfm C001041 1947-10-26 38260 Hillary 'd':4 'ny':5 'sen':1 'clinton':3,7,9 'hillari':2,6,8 F 300022 Clinton Hillary_Clinton Rodham Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY] 14835 N00000019 27704 Democrat Methodist NY Hillary Clinton 3.38356164383562 C001035 1952-12-07 12731 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.EmailIssue 202-224-2693 Susan 'r':4 'sen':1 'susan':2,6,8 'collin':3,7,9 F 300025 Collins Susan_Collins M. Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] 6444 N00000491 14467 Republican 202-224-2523 Catholic ME Susan Collins 2.67073170731707 http://collins.senate.gov SenatorSusanCollins E000285 1944-02-01 4001 379a Russell Senate Office Building http://enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailSenatorEnzi 202-228-0359 Michael 'r':4 'wy':5 'sen':1 'enzi':3,7,9 'michael':2,6,8 M 300041 Enzi Michael_Enzi B. Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] 1783 N00006249 8501 Republican 202-224-3424 Presbyterian WY Mike Michael Enzi 4.41379310344828 http://enzi.senate.gov/public/ SenatorEnzi J000177 1946-12-28 7966 136 Hart Senate Office Building http://johnson.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-5765 Tim 'd':4 'sd':5 'sen':1 'tim':2,6,8 'johnson':3,7,9 M 300058 Johnson Tim_Johnson P. Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] 3967 N00010084 9296 Democrat 202-224-5842 Lutheran SD Tim Johnson 3.0 http://johnson.senate.gov/ K000305 1935-02-07 3034 330 Hart Senate Office Building http://kohl.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-9787 Herbert 'd':4 'wi':5 'sen':1 'herb':8 'kohl':3,7,10 'herbert':2,6,9 M 300061 Kohl Herb_Kohl H. Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] 1558 Herb N00004309 11383 Democrat 202-224-5653 Jewish WI Herb Herbert Kohl 2.04 http://kohl.senate.gov/ L000550 1955-11-23 10312 328 Hart Senate Office Building http://landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm 202-224-9735 Mary 'd':4 'la':5 'sen':1 'mari':2,6,8 'landrieu':3,7,9 F 300063 Landrieu Mary_Landrieu L. Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA] 5413 N00005395 13995 Democrat 202-224-5824 Roman Catholic LA Mary Landrieu 1.86075949367089 http://landrieu.senate.gov/ L000123 1924-01-23 8202 324 Hart Senate Office Building http://lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/routing.cfm 202-228-4054 Frank 'd':4 'nj':5 'sen':1 'frank':2,6,8 'lautenberg':3,7,9 M 300064 Lautenberg Frank_Lautenberg R. Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] 4386 N00000659 13694 Democrat 202-224-3224 Jewish NJ Frank Lautenberg 1.85714285714286 http://lautenberg.senate.gov/ franklautenberg L000304 1942-02-24 10707 706 Hart Senate Office Building http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/ 202-224-9750 Joseph 'ct':5 'sen':1 'joseph':2,6,8 'lieberman':3,7,9 M 300067 Lieberman Joseph_Lieberman I. Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] 4570 N00000616 16019 Independent 202-224-4041 Jewish CT Joseph Lieberman 3.01652892561983 http://lieberman.senate.gov/ L000035 1960-09-30 7243 355 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://lincoln.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-228-1371 Blanche 'd':4 'ar':5 'sen':1 'blanch':2,6,8 'lincoln':3,7,9 F 300068 Lincoln Blanche_Lincoln Lambert Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR] 3581 N00008092 13459 Democrat 202-224-4843 Episcopalian AR Blanche Lincoln 2.0 http://lincoln.senate.gov/ SenatorLincoln M000639 1954-01-01 5863 528 Hart Senate Office Building http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-2197 Robert 'd':4 'nj':5 'bob':8 'sen':1 'robert':2,6,9 'menendez':10 'menéndez':3,7 M 400272 Menéndez Robert_Menendez Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ] 3010 Bob N00000699 16385 Democrat 202-224-4744 Roman Catholic NJ Robert Menendez 2.16326530612245 http://menendez.senate.gov/ SenatorMenendezNJ M001153 1957-05-22 7304 709 Hart Senate Office Building http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactMe.EMailLisa 202-224-5301 Lisa 'r':4 'ak':5 'sen':1 'lisa':2,6,8 'murkowski':3,7,9 F 300075 Murkowski Lisa_Murkowski A. Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] 3383 N00026050 12348 Republican 202-224-6665 Roman Catholic AK Lisa Murkowski 4.35294117647059 http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/ senatormurkowski N000032 1942-09-29 10217 716 Hart Senate Office Building http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm 202-228-2183 Bill 'd':4 'fl':5 'sen':1 'bill':2,6,8 'nelson':3,7,9 M 300078 Nelson Bill_Nelson Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] 4825 N00009926 21645 Democrat 202-224-5274 Presbyterian FL Bill Nelson 1.67164179104478 http://billnelson.senate.gov/ SenBillNelson P000590 1963-01-10 6597 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-0908 Mark 'd':4 'ar':5 'sen':1 'mark':2,6,8 'pryor':3,7,9 M 300080 Pryor Mark_Pryor Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] 2527 N00013823 10717 Democrat 202-224-2353 Unknown AR Mark Pryor 2.47916666666667 http://pryor.senate.gov SenatorPryor R000122 1949-11-12 3929 728 Hart Senate Office Building http://reed.senate.gov/contact/contact-share.cfm 202-224-4680 John 'd':4 'ri':5 'sen':1 'jack':8 'john':2,6,9 'reed':3,7,10 M 300081 Reed Jack_Reed F. Sen. John Reed [D, RI] 1345 Jack N00000362 10258 Democrat 202-224-4642 Roman Catholic RI Jack John Reed 2.45454545454545 http://reed.senate.gov/ R000361 1937-06-18 5956 531 Hart Senate Office Building http://rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-7665 John 'd':4 'wv':5 'jay':8 'sen':1 'john':2,6,9 'rockefel':3,7,10 M 300084 Rockefeller John_Rockefeller D. Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] 2120 Jay N00001685 11894 Democrat 202-224-6472 Presbyterian WV Jay John Rockefeller 0.964285714285714 http://rockefeller.senate.gov/ S001163 1955-03-02 4883 Ken 'd':4 'co':5 'ken':2,6,8 'sen':1 'salazar':3,7,9 M 400619 Salazar Ken_Salazar Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO] 2385 N00026892 7999 Democrat CO Ken Salazar 2.15384615384615 SenatorSalazar S000059 1958-05-10 Richard 'rick':5 'richard':1,3,6 'santorum':2,4,7 M 300085 Santorum Rick_Santorum J. Richard Santorum Rick N00001380 575 Republican Roman Catholic Richard Santorum S000148 1950-11-23 16590 313 Hart Senate Office Building http://schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contact.cfm 202-228-3027 Charles 'd':4 'ny':5 'sen':1 'charl':2,6,8 'schumer':3,7,9 M 300087 Schumer Charles_Schumer E. Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] 8309 N00001093 23605 Democrat 202-224-6542 Jewish NY Chuck Charles Schumer 2.01639344262295 http://schumer.senate.gov/ senatorschumer S001142 1952-05-25 5160 Gordon 'smith':2,4,6 'gordon':1,3,5 M 300090 Smith Gordon_Smith Harold Gordon Smith 1881 N00007815 7827 Republican Latter Day Saints Gordon Smith 3.71428571428571 S000663 1947-02-21 10625 154 Russell Senate Office Building http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe.Email 202-224-1946 Olympia 'r':4 'sen':1 'snow':3,7,9 'olympia':2,6,8 F 300091 Snowe Olympia_Snowe J. Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] 4118 N00000480 19469 Republican 202-224-5344 Greek Orthodox ME Olympia Snowe 2.58064516129032 http://snowe.senate.gov/public/ S000709 1930-02-12 15410 711 Hart Senate Office Building http://specter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-1229 Arlen 'd':4 'pa':5 'sen':1 'arlen':2,6,8 'specter':3,7,9 M 300092 Specter Arlen_Specter Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA] 6614 N00001604 22107 Democrat 202-224-4254 Jewish PA Arlen Specter 1.81168831168831 http://specter.senate.gov/public/ S000770 1950-04-29 547 133 Hart Senate Office Building http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.cfm 202-228-0325 Debbie Ann 'd':5 'mi':6 'ann':3,8,11 'sen':1 'debbi':2,7,10 'stabenow':4,9,12 F 300093 Stabenow Debbie_Stabenow Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] 29 N00004118 17011 Democrat 202-224-4822 United Methodist MI Debbie Ann Stabenow 2.40963855421687 http://stabenow.senate.gov/ SenatorStabenow action 27095 1158638400 Tue Sep 19 00:00:00 -0500 2006 39132 Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-337. calendar 27095 1158638400 Tue Sep 19 00:00:00 -0500 2006 39133 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617. action 27095 1154577600 Thu Aug 03 00:00:00 -0500 2006 39131 Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. introduced 27095 1132030800 Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 -0600 2005 39129 action 27095 1132030800 Tue Nov 15 00:00:00 -0600 2005 39130 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.