To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administration for Community Living, to carry out a grant program for States to provide telephone reassurance services to certain older adults and to other adults with disabilities, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administration for Community Living, to carry out a grant program for States to provide telephone reassurance services to certain older adults and to other adults with disabilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers. The main policy domain is Social Welfare, Government Operations, Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H930774576D2946E88B779FB37A00F1AC: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Friendly Calls for Our Seniors Act of 2023.
- Section HA3D4B36C4F7E4124BB3EFBA25CADBB40: 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: According to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report, Social Isolation and...
- Section HBC372181D326474AB090BA012A8AD4ED: 3. Telephone assistance grant program The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this Act referred to as the Secretary), acting through and with funds...
- Section H70F26EFB2C8540B692D358DD8C5F65EF: 4. Definitions For purposes of this Act— the term adult means an individual more that 18 years of age, the term disability has the meaning given it in section...
- Section H81116F39E5BA43F6B70CA320A896A67F: 5. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administration for Community Living, to carry out a grant program for States to provide telephone reassurance services to certain older adults and to other adults with disabilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Social Welfare, Government Operations, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administration for Community Living, to carry out a grant program for States to provide telephone reassurance services to certain older adults and to other adults with disabilities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- families, benefit recipients, nonprofits, and service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Molinaro (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Davis …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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