Build Back Better Act Passes out of the House of Representatives now on to the Senate

 

News from the Elder Justice Coalition  $4.2 Billion in Elder Justice Act Funding Passes First Big Test in House

This morning, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, which includes a historic investment of $4.2 billion to reauthorize and modernize the Elder Justice Act. The bipartisan Elder Justice Coalition called the House vote “historic—it provides the largest federal commitment in history in our effort to combat elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.” The specifics include: $1.7 billion for post-acute and long-term care worker recruitment and retention; $1.5 billion for Adult Protective Services functions and grant programs; $183 million for long-term care ombudsman program grants and training; $530 million for supporting linkages to legal services and medical-legal partnerships (MLPs); and $265 million to address social isolation and loneliness The Coalition offered high praise to House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal for his steadfast commitment to elder justice and leadership in securing passage of this bill. The bill now goes to the Senate, where strong advocacy is expected to maintain the House funding levels.

The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act WHAT'S IN IT?

 What’s in it: The infrastructure bill will cost $1.2 trillion over eight years, and offers more than $550 billion in new spending, including:

• $110 billion toward roads, bridges and other much-needed infrastructure fix-ups across the country; $40 billion is new funding for bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation and $17.5 billion is for major projects;
• $73 billion for the country's electric grid and power structures;
• $66 billion for rail services;
• $65 billion for broadband;
• $55 billion for water infrastructure;
• $21 billion in environmental remediation;
• $47 billion for flooding and coastal resiliency as well as "climate resiliency," including protections against fires, etc.;
• $39 billion to modernize transit, which is the largest federal investment in public transit in history, according to the White House;
• $25 billion for airports;
• $17 billion in port infrastructure;
• $11 billion in transportation safety programs;
• $7.5 billion for electric vehicles and EV charging; $2.5 billion in zero-emission buses, $2.5 billion in low-emission buses, and $2.5 billion for ferries;
• The bill will include language regarding enforcement of unemployment insurance fraud;
• And it will add $256 billion in projected deficits over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

ANATOMY OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS

 

BUILD BACK BETTER ACT

 People should be calling every Democrat in the House and Senate to demand that they stop spinning their wheels and get to work. The Democrats in the U. S. Congress have not finalized the Build Back Better Act. The House is farther along than the Senate. It is expected to vote on its version sometime this week. The House bill is currently expected to include $3.9 billion to reauthorize and modernize the Elder Justice Act.

The funding is broken down into these categories:

• $1.6 billion for post-acute and long-term care worker recruitment and retention;
• $1.4 billion for APS functions and grant programs;
• $172.5 million for long-term care ombudsman program grants and training;
• $500 million for supporting linkages to legal services and medical-legal partnerships (MLPs); and
• $250 million to address social isolation and loneliness.