Senate marks elder abuse awareness month as scams drain billions from seniors
S.Res. 300 — A resolution designating June 15, 2025, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" and the month of June 2025 as "Elder Abuse Awareness Month". · Filed by Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 24, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This resolution designates June 15, 2025, as 'World Elder Abuse Awareness Day' and June 2025 as 'Elder Abuse Awareness Month.' It recognizes the scale of elder abuse in the U.S. (affecting roughly 1 in 10 adults over 60 annually, with $28+ billion in annual financial losses), honors professionals and agencies working to prevent it, and encourages public awareness, reporting, and coordination across federal, state, and local agencies to combat elder abuse.
Why we flagged it
This is a standard Senate resolution designating a national awareness day and month. It contains no legislative mechanism, appropriation, or regulatory change—only recognition and encouragement of existing efforts and public awareness.
Who it affects
This resolution raises public awareness of a serious, widespread harm affecting millions of vulnerable Americans. It recognizes existing protective infrastructure and encourages coordination and reporting—all at zero fiscal cost. Older adults and their families benefit from increased visibility and institutional attention to a crime that is vastly underreported (only 1 in 24 cases reported).
Named in the bill
U.S. Senate, Bureau of the Census, National Institute on Aging, National Council on Aging, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Trade Commission, National Adult Protective Services Association, National Center on Elder Abuse, Elder Justice Coalition, Elder Justice Coordinating Council, Elder Justice Act of 2009 — and 4 more
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Jun 24, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 24, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a…”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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