Bill113th Congress

H.R. 861

Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013

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Introduced
Feb 27, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest Action
Apr 8, 2013

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Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]

Republican·NY-2
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Last Name: KING
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Bill Details

Update Date
Mar 3, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
861
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Feb 27, 2013
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Is Law
No
Apr 8, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Introduced in House

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Introduced in House

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Introduced in House· Feb 27, 20130

Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013 - Establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) an Office of Elder Justice, which shall address issues relating to elder abuse. Requires the Director of such Office to: (1) provide information, training, and technical assistance to assist states and local governments in preventing, investigating, prosecuting, and mitigating the impact of elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect and in addressing the physical and psychological trauma to victims of such abuse; (2) evaluate the efficacy of measures intended to prevent, detect, respond to, or redress elder abuse and the extent to which the needs of the victims in each state are met by crime victim services, programs, and sources of funding; (3) evaluate training models to determine best practices for investigating elder abuse, addressing evidentiary and legal issues, and interacting with victims; and (4) conduct, and regularly update, a study of state laws and practices relating to elder abuse.

Directs the Attorney General to annually: (1) collect from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutor offices statistical data relating to the incidence of elder abuse; (2) identify common data points among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutor offices that would allow for the collection of uniform national data related to elder abuse; (3) publish a summary of the data collected; (4) identify the types of elder abuse data that should be collected and what entity is most capable of collecting it; and (5) develop recommendations for collecting additional data.

Authorizes the Director to provide grants and technical assistance to assist not more than 15 states in establishing and operating programs designed to improve: (1) the response to elder abuse in a manner that limits additional trauma to victims, and (2) the investigation and prosecution of cases of elder abuse. Requires eligible states to: (1) have a qualified crime victims compensation program; and (2) establish or designate a multidisciplinary task force on elder justice.

Amends the Social Security Act to include the Director as the alternate for the Attorney General as a member of the Elder Justice Coordinating Council.

Judiciary Committee

House· Standing
AgingCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of JusticeExecutive agency funding and structureLaw enforcement administration and fundingState and local government operations

Introduced in House

Feb 27, 2013

Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2013 — Informed