Full Text of HR0713 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Older Americans Act (OAA) provides essential | 3 | | services that help older adults live independently, such as | 4 | | meal programs, home assistance, support for family caregivers, | 5 | | transportation, protection from abuse, and other services; | 6 | | state programs funded by the OAA must target services to the | 7 | | older Americans with the greatest economic and social needs; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The bipartisan OAA has been reauthorized numerous | 10 | | times since it was first enacted in 1965; most recently, the | 11 | | OAA was reauthorized for a three-year period through the Older | 12 | | Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016, but it expired on | 13 | | September 30, 2019; reauthorization has been passed by the U.S. | 14 | | House of Representatives through the Dignity in Aging Act of | 15 | | 2019 and is being considered by the U.S. Senate; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Growth in the population of older adults | 17 | | significantly outpaces OAA appropriations, and funding has not | 18 | | kept pace with inflation; the population of older adults | 19 | | increased by 23.5 percent from 2010 to 2017, and meanwhile, | 20 | | appropriations for OAA decreased by 16 percent or about $400 | 21 | | million in the last 18 years when adjusted for inflation; | 22 | | funding in 2010 was $42.95 per senior in today's dollars but | 23 | | has dropped to $27.25 per senior; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, There is significant unmet need among older adults | 2 | | for the services supported through the OAA; according to a 2015 | 3 | | report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, 24 | 4 | | percent of low-income older adults were food insecure, and 83 | 5 | | percent of them did not receive home-delivered or congregate | 6 | | meal services; nutrition programs make up about 40 percent of | 7 | | OAA funding; additionally, the report found that 2 out of 3 | 8 | | adults who have difficulty completing daily activities have | 9 | | limited or no access to home-based care, which can be provided | 10 | | through the OAA; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we urge the President and Congress of the United States to | 14 | | reauthorize the Older Americans Act and restore funding to | 15 | | Fiscal Year 2010 levels adjusted for inflation; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to | 18 | | the President of the United States, the President of the United | 19 | | States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of | 20 | | Representatives, and the members of the Illinois congressional | 21 | | delegation.
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