# 116-hr-6813: Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act

116-hr-6813, Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL); status Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 571. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6813
- Congress: 116
- Title: Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act
- Status: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 571.
- Introduced: 2020-05-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 78
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review and update, if necessary, certain best practices, replication guides, and other training materials for law enforcement, judicial officials, and others whose work may bring them in contact with elder abuse. Specifically, DOJ must address victims and witnesses who have Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in these materials. Additionally, in creating or compiling these materials, DOJ must consult with the Department of Health and Human Services and, as appropriate, other entities with relevant expertise in elder abuse.

## Cosponsors (78)

- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] (R-AL), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6813 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6813)

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