A bill to amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act to improve the prevention of elder abuse and exploitation of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review and update, if necessary, certain best practices, replication guides, and other training materials for law enforcement, judicial officials, and others whose work may bring them in contact with elder abuse.
Specifically, DOJ must address victims and witnesses who have Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in these materials. Additionally, in creating or compiling these materials, DOJ must consult with the Department of Health and Human Services and, as appropriate, other entities with relevant expertise in elder abuse.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 571.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2381-2382)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5346-5347)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5346-5347)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5346-5347)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Ms. Bass asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7000-7001)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Enacted as Public Law 116-252
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On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7000-7001)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 116-252.
Became Public Law No: 116-252.