HR 7993 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Ruthie and Connie LGBTQ Elder Americans Act of 2022

Introduced Jun 9, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Suzanne Bonamici D-OR

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Latest action · Jun 9, 2022 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 9, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ruthie and Connie LGBTQ Elder Americans Act of 2022

This bill addresses matters related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals in certain federal programs serving older Americans, particularly by including an individual's LGBTQ status within the scope of the greatest social needs served by such programs.

Cosponsors 53

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2022 to Dec 16, 2022; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-FLCharlie CristOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 9, 2022
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 9, 2022
D-WAPramila JayapalJun 15, 2022
D-MAStephen F. LynchJun 15, 2022
D-CAKatie PorterJun 21, 2022
D-KSSharice DavidsJun 21, 2022
D-NHChris PappasJun 22, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJun 28, 2022
D-NYBrian HigginsJul 1, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesJul 1, 2022
D-MOCori BushJul 7, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuJul 12, 2022
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaJul 12, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanJul 13, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterJul 19, 2022
D-PAMadeleine DeanJul 19, 2022
D-NYGrace MengJul 20, 2022
D-CTJahana HayesJul 20, 2022
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonJul 26, 2022
D-CAZoe LofgrenJul 26, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierSep 13, 2022
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingSep 14, 2022
D-WIMark PocanSep 15, 2022
D-CAJimmy PanettaSep 26, 2022
D-PADwight EvansSep 29, 2022
D-GANikema WilliamsDec 16, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jun 9, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 9, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jun 9, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseLists H5446H.R. 7993–8024—Jun 9, 2022

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 99, June 9, 2022, page H5446.

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 provide equal treatment of LGBTQ older individuals, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Ruthie and Connie LGBTQ Elder Americans Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 9, 2022Introduced in House

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