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S2490Referred to Committee

Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-07-29
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
Democrat · VA · Senator
Votes with party: 76.9% (904 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000384

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

1 cosponsor on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2025-07-29

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2025-07-29

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would strengthen protections for people living in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities by enhancing advocacy programs that help residents understand their rights and file complaints about poor care or mistreatment. It aims to give residents better access to ombudsmen—independent advocates who investigate problems and push facilities to make improvements—and would likely increase funding and staffing for these advocacy programs. The changes would primarily benefit elderly residents and people with disabilities in care facilities who may be vulnerable or unable to advocate effectively for themselves.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Social Welfare
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