HR8328-118

Introduced

To establish grants to provide education on guardianship alternatives for older adults and people with disabilities to health care workers, educators, family members, and court workers and court-related personnel.

118th Congress Introduced May 8, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish grants to provide education on guardianship alternatives for older adults and people with disabilities to health care workers, educators, family members, and court workers and court-related personnel., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Education, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H00E7A35DAAF64186824CCD5632613B2B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alternatives to Guardianship Education Act.
  • Section HC6175F8F530844E0AFB7C9288B708EA9: 2. Findings and purpose Congress finds the following: Guardianship, although at times necessary, can negatively affect the person under guardianship by...
  • Section H2A2CFB860190489FADAE852D1BFC23D9: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term aging agency means an organization that represents older adults, and that may have experience in serving family members of...
  • Section H6E62B5DF9E8B4AFABC53ADA9E35D9587: 101. Definitions In this title: The term eligible entity means a partnership (established by a disability agency, legal services agency, or aging agency)— that...
  • Section HA64A87F75C064101B6DC8FD0B2F062D6: 102. Grant program The Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities in States, and to eligible entities that serve Indian Tribes,...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish grants to provide education on guardianship alternatives for older adults and people with disabilities to health care workers, educators, family members, and court workers and court-related personnel., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Education, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish grants to provide education on guardianship alternatives for older adults and people with disabilities to health care workers, educators, family members, and court workers and court-related personnel., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Education Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 8, 2024

Ms. Scanlon introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Education Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

5 terms
"disability agency" §H2A2CFB860190489FADAE852D1BFC23D9

an organization serving people with disabilities that— is operated by a board, on which— a majority of the members are people with disabilities or their family members

"eligible entity" §H3D61C52BFDD6459E8B385FF3CAC397E6

a disability agency, legal services agency, or aging agency with a goal to inform and support older adults, or people with disabilities, and their family members. The term family member means a member of the family of— an older adult

"eligible entity" §H69ABF41DF651404BB3422FA6590CDD6B

a partnership (established by a disability agency or legal services agency)— that includes— that disability agency or legal services agency

"eligible entity" §H6E62B5DF9E8B4AFABC53ADA9E35D9587

a partnership (established by a disability agency, legal services agency, or aging agency)— that includes— that disability agency, legal services agency, or aging agency

"eligible entity" §HBACD1DAA6CCB4CA990B4664253C85B4E

a partnership (established by a disability agency, legal services agency, or aging agency)— that includes— that disability agency, legal services agency, or aging agency

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