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On Tuesday, May 25th, EJC National Coordinator, Bob Blancato testified to the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security on the Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009.
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Letter from the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations supporting first year funding for the Elder Justice Act
Click here...Submission on Elder Justice and Elder Rights
Read more...Coalition letter to the Chairs and Ranking member and all other members of the Labor HHS Subcommittees in the House and Senate in support of full funding of the Elder Justice Act for FY 2011. Click here...
Elder Justice Act/Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act Now Law
Read more...Elder Justice Bills Clear Congress, Obama to Sign into Law
Read more...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.