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Elder Justice Act Introduced
The Elder Justice Act was introduced in the Senate on April 2nd, 2009 and the House on April 21st, 2009. S. 795, the Elder Justice Act was authored in the Senate by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and co-authored by Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) with original co-sponsors Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME). On the House side the EJA companion bill, H.R. 2006, was authored by Rep. Peter King (R-NY) and co-sponsored by Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA). A section by section summary of the Elder Justice Act is available in the Legislation section.
Complete text of S. 795 is available here.
Goals and Activities
The Elder Justice Coalition, through national and grassroots advocacy, educational briefings, media outreach, research, and information dissemination seeks to:
- Increase public awareness of the tragedy of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation at the local, state, and national levels.
- Increase awareness and support for the Elder Justice Act in the Senate as a comprehensive approach to addressing elder justice issues.
- Conduct a parallel advocacy effort in the House of Representatives.
- Work for expedited consideration of the Elder Justice Act before relevant Senate and House Committees and Subcommittees.
- Monitor and appropriately influence other relevant legislation and regulations that pertain to the prevention of elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation.