Linking Seniors to Needed Legal Services Act of 2025

This bill would require the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services to set up a grant program for states within 2 years. The grants would help states connect vulnerable older adults with legal services, including through medical-legal partnerships, which place lawyers and social workers in health care or social service settings. Grants could also support legal assistance hotlines that identify older adults who could benefit from legal help. The bill would provide $125 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2029, require states to report on their activities twice a year, and add medical-legal partnerships to the list of authorized adult protective services activities.

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Sponsors

• Eugene Simon Vindman Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors