# 119-hr-6678: Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2025

119-hr-6678, Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6678
- Congress: 119
- Title: Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Statewide senior legal hotlines** would get federal grants to deliver free, phone-based civil legal help to older adults, with a focus on those with the greatest social and economic need. The bill would set up competitive grants, require coordination with legal aid and aging networks, and require nonprofit or partnership applicants to provide a 25% non-Federal match. - Older adults: Older individuals would gain access to no-cost, telephone-based civil legal services and referrals across each State, prioritizing people with the greatest economic and social need. - Legal aid providers and nonprofits: Eligible entities are nonprofits or partnerships with state or local governments that already run or can operate statewide hotlines and must demonstrate capacity to serve the whole State. - State aging networks and legal ecosystem: Grant recipients must coordinate with State agencies, Legal Services Corporation-funded programs, law school clinics, pro bono attorneys, and aging network providers to expand referrals and representation. - Federal support: Establishes federal grant funding to build and operate statewide hotlines. *Would authorize $10.0 million per year from 2027 through 2031 for these grants, increasing federal spending over that period.*

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More free legal help for seniors: benefit, low. This bill would create competitive federal grants to fund statewide legal hotlines for people age 65 and older. Grants would go to nonprofits or nonprofit–government partnerships that already run a hotline or can run one statewide. Grantees would need trained attorneys, paralegals, staff, and volun…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6678 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6678)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6678 (as of 2026-09-26).