S. Res. 621 (Agreed to Senate) — Designating June 15, 2020, as “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day”.

That the Senate—

(1)

designates June 15, 2020, as “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day”;

(2)

recognizes judges, lawyers, adult protective services professionals, law enforcement officers, State 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;

(3)

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, State 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; and

(4)

encourages those Federal agencies with responsibility for preventing elder abuse to fully exercise such responsibilities to protect older adults, whether living in the community or in long-term care facilities.

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Jun 15, 2020viewing Agreed to Senate Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Casey, and Ms. Ernst) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary See what changed

Jun 15, 2020 Introduced in Senate Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Casey, and Ms. Ernst) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Designating June 15, 2020, as “World Elder Abuse Awareness Day”.

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