Reauthorize and fund the Elder Justice Act to strengthen programs that prevent the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of seniors and people with disabilities.
Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.
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the Elder Justice Reauthorization & Modernization Act of 2026 will build on Democrats’ progress and will protect seniors and people with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and isolation
Bonamici reintroduced a bill to reauthorize the Elder Justice Act, commit dedicated funding, and strengthen community-based elder abuse prevention and related support programs.
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Newest: Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Sep 3, 2026
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the only concrete movement found was another cosponsor; this indicates continued effort, not enactment.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo confirms Bonamici was an original cosponsor of the 2026 Elder Justice reauthorization bill.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill record shows no action beyond introduction/referral, so reauthorization had not been enacted as of the refresh.
reauthorizes the Elder Justice Act (EJA) and commits dedicated funding
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official release describes the Bonamici-backed 2026 bill as matching the promise’s reauthorization-and-funding goal, but only as proposed legislation.
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The current U.S. Code still shows the core Adult Protective Services authorization ending in FY2014, supporting that EJA reauthorization remains unresolved.
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an annual appropriation of $15 million
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Federal Register history shows Congress provided ongoing EJA APS formula-grant funding beginning in FY2023, which partially satisfies the funding side but not full reauthorization.