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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 571 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 571

Honoring the leadership and celebrating the retirement of Edwin Walker, 
  the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging for the Administration for 
                           Community Living.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2024

    Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Sanders) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
               on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Honoring the leadership and celebrating the retirement of Edwin Walker, 
  the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging for the Administration for 
                           Community Living.

Whereas Edwin Walker is a consummate public servant whose steadfast leadership 
        has had an immeasurable impact on the health and well-being of older 
        adults and their family caregivers;
Whereas Edwin Walker began his career in aging services with the Missouri 
        Division on Aging and has remained committed to strengthening the aging 
        services network;
Whereas Edwin Walker has led the Administration on Aging, which carries out the 
        Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) and promotes the 
        well-being of older adults by providing services and programs designed 
        to help them live independently in their homes and communities, since 
        June 1992;
Whereas Edwin Walker has ensured the sustainability of the Administration on 
        Aging by remaining focused on the mission of supporting older adults 
        with the greatest economic and social need, and through the cultivation 
        of partnerships across Federal, State, and local governments and with 
        community organizations;
Whereas Edwin Walker has provided leadership, stability, and vision during 
        periods of transition, including between 6 different administrations and 
        through the establishment of the Administration for Community Living in 
        2012, which now houses the Administration on Aging;
Whereas Edwin Walker has provided expert guidance during 5 reauthorizations of 
        the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) and led the 
        translation and adoption of evidence-based interventions to improve 
        health, reduce hospitalizations and emergency department visits, and 
        reduce overall expenditures related to chronic diseases, diabetes, falls 
        prevention, and behavioral health;
Whereas Edwin Walker worked in partnership with the aging services network at 
        the Federal, State, and local levels to meet the critical needs of older 
        adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, including through the timely 
        distribution of pandemic relief funding;
Whereas Edwin Walker led the team that--

    (1) developed the Family Caregiving Advisory Council pursuant to 
section 4(a) of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage Family 
Caregivers Act of 2017 (42 U.S.C. 3030s note; Public Law 115-119);

    (2) developed the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising 
Grandchildren established section 3(a) of the Supporting Grandparents 
Raising Grandchildren Act (Public Law 115-196; 132 Stat. 1511); and

    (3) informed the creation of the 2022 National Strategy to Support 
Family Caregivers;

Whereas Edwin Walker built the Federal infrastructure needed to better address 
        elder abuse and neglect in the United States, including through the 
        implementation of the Elder Justice Coordinating Council established by 
        section 2021(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397k(a));
Whereas Edwin Walker serves as a trusted and respected partner to many, and the 
        guidance provided by Edwin Walker has advanced the impact of the aging 
        network by fostering a community of mission-driven leaders committed to 
        advancing the health and well-being of older adults with the greatest 
        economic and social need; and
Whereas the legacy of Edwin Walker--

    (1) is one of public service, steadfast commitment to the mission and 
supporting older adults with the greatest economic and social need, and 
cultivation of a robust aging network; and

    (2) will remain long after his retirement from public service and will 
forever serve as a beacon to those pursuing careers that advance the public 
good: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the leadership of Edwin Walker, the Deputy 
        Assistant Secretary for Aging for the Administration for 
        Community Living;
            (2) celebrates the retirement of Edwin Walker; and
            (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy 
        of this resolution to the family of Edwin Walker.
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