Elder Pride Act
- Last Action
- 4/12/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-12Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2019-04-12Introduced in House
- 2019-04-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-12 (00)
Elder Pride Act
This bill includes an older individual's status as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and an individual's human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status within the scope of greatest social needs for purposes of certain grants and services and makes other changes to the functions of the Administration on Aging, certain grant programs, and other activities concerning older LGBT individuals. Under current law, certain programs and services for older Americans must target those with the greatest economic and social needs.
Specifically, the bill establishes the Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health within the administration to support services for older LGBT individuals. It also establishes a program for states, tribes, and others to provide education and resources for sexual health and other services for older LGBT individuals in rural areas.
Cosponsors (15)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Subjects
- Age discrimination
- Aging
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Executive agency funding and structure
- HIV/AIDS
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical research
- Research and development
- Rural conditions and development
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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