Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2025

This bill would amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to let the federal Assistant Secretary for Aging award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations or partnerships to set up or run statewide legal hotlines for older people. The hotlines would give free legal advice, information, and referrals on civil legal issues, mainly by telephone, and would focus on older people with the greatest social and economic need. Grant recipients would have to pay at least 25 percent of the grant amount from non-federal funds or in-kind contributions, and only one grantee could serve each state in a given year. The bill authorizes $10 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.

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Sponsors

• Derek Tran Democrat sponsor
• 10 cosponsors