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S. 870119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 5, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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The Native ELDER Act sets up an 11-member tribal advisory committee to guide federal aging programs for Native elders.
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S 870, the Native ELDER Act, updates the Older Americans Act of 1965 to better support elderly Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. It creates an 11-member Older Americans Tribal Advisory Committee to advise federal aging programs, identify problems facing Native elders, propose policy fixes, and report yearly to Congress. It also expands in-home services funding to cover home modifications, updates outdated funding-year references, improves grant-management training for tribal recipients, and requires two federal reports on caregiver support and job-training programs.
The bill affects tribal governments, Native aging-services organizations, and federal aging agencies. It also affects elderly Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals relying on these programs.
The changes would shift how federal aging agencies consult with tribal representatives and how in-home service funds may be used, and would add new federal reporting requirements.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.