# 119-hr-3000: Caring for Seniors Act

119-hr-3000, Caring for Seniors Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3000
- Congress: 119
- Title: Caring for Seniors Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**This bill would **expand the direct care workforce and subsidize assisted living costs for low-income seniors****. It pairs new training and certification grants with a Senior Care Cost Reduction Program and a funding plan tied to recoveries from specified coronavirus response programs. - Workers: Would expand training and core certification for the direct care workforce through the Department of Labor and the Health Resources and Services Administration. It creates grant programs to grow staff who provide home- and community-based services. - Seniors: Would create a Senior Care Cost Reduction Program under the Older Americans Act (section 317) to provide monthly subsidies that lower assisted living fees for eligible low-income residents. Resources are capped at $19,000 for single individuals and $25,000 for married couples and subsidies would adjust annually with the Consumer Price Index. - States and administration: Would let states administer the program with oversight and regulations from the Assistant Secretary and authorize use of recoveries, refunds, and gains from specified coronavirus response programs to fund the Act.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Monthly help for low-income seniors in assisted living: benefit, high. This bill would create a state-run program to cut assisted living costs for low-income seniors. You would need to be at least 70, live in or be accepted by a state-approved assisted living facility, and be chronically ill or eligible for Medicaid long-term care. The monthly payment would start at $…
- Training grants to grow senior care workforce: benefit, medium. The bill would create and expand federal grants for training and certification of direct care workers. Labor and HHS would run these programs, including through Job Corps and HRSA. Workers who help older adults and people with disabilities in assisted living and in home- and community-based setting…
- Recovered COVID funds could fund programs: benefit, medium. The bill would allow money that HRSA or Treasury recovers from certain COVID-era provider payments to be used for this Act. This could fund the senior cost-reduction program and workforce grants. The amount would depend on how much is recovered and future Congressional action.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3001: To advance commonsense priorities.
- 119-hr-7352: PASTEUR Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-3000 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3000)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3001: To advance commonsense priorities.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3001)
- [119-hr-7352: PASTEUR Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7352)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3000 (as of 2026-06-25).