Tribal Elder Care Improvement Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 5, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 5, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tribal Elder Care Improvement Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to tribal organizations for providing supportive services (e.g., transportation, case management, and health and wellness programs) to older American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2024 grants for the delivery of supportive services, including nutrition services, to older American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
Additionally, the bill specifies that the technical assistance and training programs provided to such grantees may include program management, data development and use, grant development, and staff training and certification.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 5, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Dec 5, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Dec 5, 2019 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Dec 5, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 5, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 5, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 194, December 5, 2019, page H9295.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2696 | Strengthening Services for Native Elders Act of 2019 | Related bill | Oct 24, 2019 |
| HR 4334 | Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 25, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to expand supportive services for Native American aging programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Tribal Elder Care Improvement Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Aging
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Employment and training programs
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Home and outpatient care
- Indian social and development programs
- Lawyers and legal services
- Minority health
- Native Americans
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
