# 119-s-2490: Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act

119-s-2490, Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2490
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-22

## Summary

**Strengthens training and oversight for State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs, with special focus on unpaid volunteers.** The bill would rewrite training rules to use a category-based approach, limit unnecessary training for unpaid volunteers, require the program director to serve full time, and fund a National Academies study of state ombudsman effectiveness.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger ombudsman training and study for seniors: benefit, low. This bill would require the ombudsman office to regularly review and update training rules. It would aim to reduce unnecessary training for unpaid volunteers. It would require the Director to serve full time. The Assistant Secretary would seek a contract with the National Academies to study state o…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2490 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2490)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2490 (as of 2026-07-22).