HB6388: Friendly Calls for Our Seniors Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administration for Community Living, to carry out a grant program for States to provide telephone reassurance services to certain older adults and to other adults with disabilities, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
The Friendly Calls for Our Seniors Act of 2023 would create a federal grant program to help states pay for regular telephone check-in services for older adults and adults with disabilities. The Health and Human Services Department would run the program through its Administration for Community Living. The grants would fund volunteers or staff who call seniors and disabled adults to check on their well-being and provide social connection. The bill has been introduced in Congress but has not yet advanced to .
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HB6388: Friendly Calls for Our Seniors Act of 2023
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Sponsors
Marcus Molinaro
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (8)
Debbie Dingell
Brian Fitzpatrick
Donald Davis
Suzanne Lee
Christopher Pappas