Department of Elder Affairs Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Department of Elder Affairs Act - Establishes the Department of Elder Affairs, and provides for the appointment of a Secretary of Elder Affairs. Provides for various officers to assist the Secretary. Directs the Department: (1) to serve as a clearinghouse for information related to problems of the elderly; (2) administer the grants provided by the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended; (3) develop, plan, conduct and arrange for research and demonstration programs in the field of the elderly; (4) provide technical assistance and consideration to States and political subdivisions thereof with respect to the elderly; (5) prepare, publish, and disseminate educational materials dealing with the welfare programs of the elderly; and (6) gather statistics in the field of the elderly in cooperation with other Federal agencies. Transfers to the Secretary all functions, powers, and duties of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and of all officers and employees of the Administration on Aging under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. Provides that the Secretary shall give full consideration to the need for operational continuity of the functions transferred. Provides that orders and actions of the Secretary in the exercise of functions, powers, and duties transferred under this Act and duties specifically assigned to the Secretary by this Act shall be in the same manner as if such orders and actions had been by the officer, department, or agency exercising such functions, powers, and duties immediately preceding their transfer. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the President on the activities of the Department under this Act. Provides that such report shall be submitted to the Congress. Prohibits any discrimination on the basis of sex in carrying out any provisions of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on January 3, 1973. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on January 3, 1973: Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
BELLA ABZUG (D-NY) introduced it on January 3, 1973. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on January 3, 1973, 19608 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19608 days ago, on January 3, 1973.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers