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115-hr-4222115th Congress

Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2017

Sponsored By: Representative Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

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Summary

Ruthie and Connie LGBT Elder Americans Act of 2017 This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include the specific needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals among the "greatest social needs" served under that Act. An LGBT individual shall be considered a "minority" for purposes of services provided under the Act. The bill authorizes the Administration of Aging to designate within it a person with responsibility for addressing issues affecting LGBT older individuals. In addition, the administration shall conduct studies and collect data to determine the services needed by LGBT older individuals.  The administration shall establish and operate the National Resource Center on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging to provide national, state, and local organizations with the information and technical assistance needed by those organizations to effectively serve LGBT older individuals. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman of each state shall, as a condition of receiving certain federal funding under the Act,  collect and analyze data related to discrimination against LGBT older individuals in long-term care settings.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

OR • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 11/2/2017

  • Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 11/2/2017

  • Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 11/2/2017

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 11/2/2017

  • Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/2/2017

  • Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 11/2/2017

  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 11/3/2017

  • Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/8/2017

  • Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/8/2017

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 11/8/2017

  • Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/14/2017

  • Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 11/16/2017

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 11/16/2017

  • Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 11/16/2017

  • Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/21/2017

  • Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 11/30/2017

  • Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 12/5/2017

  • Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2017

  • LOUISE SLAUGHTER

    NY • D

    Sponsored 12/14/2017

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 12/19/2017

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 12/20/2017

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 12/21/2017

  • Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 2/8/2018

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2018

  • Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2018

  • Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 7/12/2018

  • Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 7/16/2018

  • Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/23/2018

  • Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 9/4/2018

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