Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Nov 19, 2013)
Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights Act - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) to make it a duty of the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Aging to coordinate with other federal agencies any activities and research related to the economic security and financial exploitation of older individuals and to use them to make available to states and local organizations resources, technical assistance, and information to carry out the State Seniors' Financial Bills of Rights, as well as certain other activities.
Requires the state OAA plan to include an assurance that the state will establish a State Seniors' Financial Bill of Rights meeting specified criteria.
What just happenedNov 19, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateNov 19, 2013
- Nov 19, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Nov 19, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate