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H.R. 6150 (96th)

A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require States to provide assistance to older persons with limited English-speaking ability for the purpose of enabling such older persons to participate in programs and receive benefits under the Act.

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Introduced

14 December 1979

Last action

14 December 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsors

Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Wilson, Charles H. [D-CA-31], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Johnson, Harold T. [D-CA-1], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Del. Evans, Melvin H. [R-VI-At Large], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]

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Summary

Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require that States, to be eligible for grants under such Act, submit plans which assure that, if a substantial number of older individuals residing in any planning and service area are of limited English-speaking ability, the area agency on aging will be required to: (1) utilize outreach service delivery workers who are fluent in the language spoken by the predominant number of such individuals; and (2) designate an employee, or another person available on a full-time basis, whose responsibilities will include: (a) making counseling available to such individuals to help them participate in programs and receive assistance under such Act; and (b) enabling social service delivery workers to take into account cultural sensitivities and linguistic differences.

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Timeline

  1. 14 December 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 December 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 December 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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