S. Res. 242 (Agreed to Senate) — Designating June 15, 2019, as “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day”.

That the Senate—

(1)

designates June 15, 2019, as “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day”;

(2)

recognizes those individuals who originated World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which brings much needed attention around the globe to the issue of elder abuse;

(3)

recognizes judges, lawyers, adult protective services professionals, law enforcement officers, long-term care ombudsmen, social workers, health care providers, advocates for victims, and other professionals and agencies for their efforts to advance awareness of elder abuse; and

(4)

encourages members of the public and professionals who work with older adults to act as catalysts to promote awareness and long-term prevention of elder abuse—

(A)

by reaching out to local adult protective services agencies, long-term care ombudsman programs, and the National Center on Elder Abuse; and

(B)

by learning to recognize, detect, report, and respond to elder abuse.

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Jun 10, 2019viewing Agreed to Senate Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Murphy) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary See what changed

Jun 10, 2019 Introduced in Senate Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Lankford, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Designating June 15, 2019, as “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day”.

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