Senate Bills - 109th Congress

S. 2010—The Elder Justice Act

On November 16, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), introduced S. 2010, the Elder Justice Act. While many of the bill’s provisions affect programs under the purview of the Administration on Aging and the Department of Justice, the bill includes provisions of interest to NIH. S. 2010 would establish an Interagency Elder Justice Steering Committee within HHS, which would include NIA in its membership. S. 2010 would authorize the Secretary to award grants for the prevention, detection, assessment, and treatment of and intervention in elder abuse and require NIA to establish Centers of Excellence to specialize in research, clinical practice and training on elder abuse. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance.

Legislative Update (December 2006): Elder Justice Act