July 24, 2025
Ms. Blunt Rochester (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
To provide for an extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Senior Savings Protection Act
.
Sec. 2. Extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs
(a) State health insurance assistance programs
Subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1395b–3 note) is amended—
(1)
in clause (xiii), by striking and
at the end;
(2)
in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new clause:
(xv)
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, $15,000,000.
(b) Area agencies on aging
Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section 119 is amended—
(1)
in clause (xiii), by striking and
at the end;
(2)
in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new clause:
(xv)
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, $15,000,000.
(c) Aging and disability resource centers
Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 119 is amended—
(1)
in clause (xiii), by striking and
at the end;
(2)
in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new clause:
(xv)
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, $5,000,000.
(d) Coordination of efforts To inform older Americans about benefits available under Federal and State programs
Subsection (d)(2) of such section 119 is amended—
(1)
in clause (xiii), by striking and
at the end;
(2)
in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new clause:
(xv)
for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, $15,000,000.