# 119-s-473: SENIOR Act

119-s-473, SENIOR Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-473
- Congress: 119
- Title: SENIOR Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-19

## 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.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More help addressing loneliness for seniors: benefit, low. 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 agin…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-s-473 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/473)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-473 (as of 2026-06-19).