To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to develop or expand in-person and virtual peer support programs for family caregivers.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Creates grants under the Older Americans Act to develop and expand in-person and virtual peer support programs for family caregivers.
Who Benefits and How
Family caregivers could gain peer support, mental and behavioral health support, and language-accessible services, especially in underserved communities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The federal government would need to run and prioritize the grant program, and grantees would need to build or expand certified peer support capacity.
Key Provisions
- Adds a new Older Americans Act grant program for family caregiver peer support.
- Allows use of funds for in-person and virtual peer support, specialist training, and language access.
- Requires outreach and prioritization for underserved regions and populations.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates grants under the Older Americans Act to develop and expand in-person and virtual peer support programs for family caregivers.
Key Policy Areas
Social Welfare, Healthcare, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Creates grants under the Older Americans Act to develop and expand in-person and virtual peer support programs for family caregivers.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Family caregivers needing peer support and related services
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Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal aging-program administrators
- Grant recipients operating the support programs
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Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Kim) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Family caregivers using peer support and related services
Nonprofit and community entities eligible to run caregiver peer support programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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