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119-s-473119th CongressWALLET

SENIOR Act

Sponsored By: Senator Scott, Rick [R-FL]

Introduced

Summary

Makes loneliness an explicit focus of programs for older Americans. This bill would expand the types of services covered by Administration on Aging grants to include efforts that address loneliness and would require the Department of Health and Human Services to study how well federal programs and family ties reduce loneliness.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More help addressing loneliness for seniors

If enacted, this bill would add "loneliness" to the Older Americans Act definition of social isolation. The change would apply each place that term appears in section 102(14)(N). It would apply to programs funded or supported by the Administration on Aging and run by State and area agencies on aging. If you are 65 or older and use those programs, providers could screen for loneliness and design services to address it. This is a definitional change, not a new guaranteed payment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Scott, Rick [R-FL]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 2/6/2025

  • Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 6/18/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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