Aging
US Congress 115th Congress
Senior Home Modification Assistance Initiative Act [S.913]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
Senior Home Modification Assistance Initiative Act This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Administration on Aging to: carry out an initiative to coordinate federal resources to provide home modifications for older individuals to support enabling them to live independently and safely in a home environment; and identify and publish an educational brochure on home modifications and repairs for use by older individuals attempting to live independently and safely in their homes and by their caregivers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/24/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting for certain persons. [SB-153]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting for certain persons.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Bettencourt
Read First Time on 01/25/2017
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CPI for Seniors Act of 2017 [HB-2016]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Inflation ]
CPI for Seniors Act of 2017 This bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a monthly index, to be known as the "Consumer Price Index for Seniors," that indicates changes in expenditures typical for U.S. consumers aged 62 or older.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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Social Security 2100 Act [HB-1902]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
Social Security 2100 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 04/17/2017
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DELIVER Act of 2017 Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2017 [HB-1821]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
DELIVER Act of 2017 Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile to deliver meals to homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate, which is 53.5 cents per mile for 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 03/30/2017
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Senior Accessible Housing Act [HB-1780]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Retirement ]
[Disabilities ]
Senior Accessible Housing Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a nonrefundable personal tax credit for senior citizens who modify their residences to enhance their ability to remain living safely, independently, and comfortably in the residences. The credit applies to up to $30,000 of the expenses that individuals who are at least 60 years old incur over their lifetime to make modifications to their residences, including: the installation of entrance and exit ramps; the widening of doorways; the installation of handrails or grab
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/29/2017