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Whereas older Americans in rural, low-income, minority, In-
dian country, and other underserved communities may be 
especially vulnerable because of a lack of access to needed 
and affordable services that allow them to remain in their 
communities, including adequate transportation, func-
tioning technology, and protected voting rights; 
Whereas 5,802,000 older Americans lived in poverty in 2018; 
5,500,000 older Americans were food insecure in 2021; 
40,000 older Americans experienced homelessness in 
2021 (a number projected to nearly triple to 106,000 by 
2030), and 1 in 5 Americans age 65 and older are so-
cially isolated; 
Whereas many older Americans are living longer, working 
longer, and enjoying healthier, more active lifestyles than 
past generations, while others are facing shorter lifespans 
and increased physical, mental, and psychological chal-
lenges; 
Whereas age-friendly movements are gaining momentum 
across the country in communities, health systems, and 
public health initiatives but are not yet fully aligned and 
coordinated to ensure maximum results; 
Whereas 70 percent of those reaching age 65 will require 
long-term services and supports and will need to rely on 
family, friends, or paid caregivers; 
Whereas, by 2035 it is estimated that 1 in 3 households will 
be headed by someone aged 65 or older, but many older 
Americans face challenges in obtaining or keeping afford-
able, safe, and accessible housing; 
Whereas 6,000,000 children live in grandparent-headed 
households, and almost 3,000,000 are being raised by 
their grandparents; 
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Whereas approximately 75 percent of Medicare beneficiaries 
who need a hearing aid do not have one; 70 percent of 
beneficiaries who have trouble eating because of their 
teeth did not go to the dentist in the past year; and 43 
percent of beneficiaries who have trouble seeing did not 
have an eye exam in the past year; 
Whereas older Americans are increasingly the victims of 
fraud, scams, exploitation, identity theft, and even phys-
ical and financial abuse, that threaten their dignity, secu-
rity, and health; and 
Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic disproportionately bur-
dened older Americans, resulting in over 850,000 deaths 
as of May 2023, millions of cases, and increased distress 
in adults aged 65 and older, especially those in con-
gregate living facilities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that the Congress should enact the Older 
Americans Bill of Rights to establish that older Americans 
should have the right to live with dignity and with inde-
pendence, including the right to— 
(1) high-quality and affordable health care and 
long-term services and supports, through— 
(A) guaranteed access to equitable, com-
prehensive, geographically available, timely, safe 
and dignified health care; 
(B) preserved, improved, and expanded 
Medicare and Medicaid benefits; 
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(C) lower prescription drug prices and in-
creased drug price transparency; 
(D) mechanisms to allow aging in place, 
including support for family and nonfamily 
caregivers, and expansion of the direct care 
workforce; 
(E) protection against neglect, abandon-
ment, and domestic abuse; 
(F) culturally and linguistically competent 
health care and social services; 
(G) health-promoting public health policies 
and programs; 
(H) higher standards for skilled nursing 
facilities; 
(I) increased access to palliative care; and 
(J) increased access to nutritional service; 
(2) financial and retirement security for them-
selves and their families, through— 
(A) preserved, improved, and expanded So-
cial Security benefits; 
(B) protection for pensions as earned bene-
fits; 
(C) assistance in establishing retirement 
savings; 
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(D) protection against financial exploi-
tation, abuse, scams, and digital identity theft; 
and 
(E) job training, volunteer opportunities, 
and enforcement of age discrimination in em-
ployment prohibitions; and 
(3) full participation in and contribution to 
their communities, through— 
(A) accessible and affordable housing and 
transportation; 
(B) equitable access to technology, includ-
ing expanded broadband speed, affordability, 
and accessibility; 
(C) social networking and other opportuni-
ties for digital engagement; 
(D) the right to vote and improved polling 
location accessibility; and 
(E) culturally and linguistically competent 
and comprehensive home and community-based 
services. 
Æ 
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