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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. 

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 

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 


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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); 


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(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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors the leadership of Edwin Walker, the 

3 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging for the Ad4 ministration for Community Living; 


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1 (2) celebrates the retirement of Edwin Walker; 

2 and 

3 (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to trans4 mit a copy of this resolution to the family of Edwin 

5 Walker. 

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