Family Caregiving Research and Innovation Act

This bill would change the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize $30 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for research and evaluation on family caregivers. It would rewrite the definition of "family caregiver" to include adults who informally care for an older person or for a person of any age with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder, as well as older relative caregivers. People whose caregiving is based mainly on a financial or professional agreement would not count. The bill would also define "older relative caregiver" as someone age 55 or older who lives with and is the main caregiver for a child or a person with a disability, and it would update the National Family Caregiver Support Program to use these definitions.

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Sponsors

• Edward J. Markey Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors