Supporting Older Americans

For generations, Americans have been promised that their hard work will be rewarded in life's later years; that decades of paying into the system will guarantee a secure and stable retirement with access to Social Security and Medicare.

Now, as our population ages and millions of Americans are looking to these benefits for support, we must act to ensure we do not go back on our promise. That is why I fight everyday in Congress to strengthen safety-net programs, protect pensions, and secure the benefits older Americans are owed.

In my first term in Congress, I was proud that my bill to allow Americans to age comfortably from their own home was passed as part of the Dignity in Aging Act. But we have so much more work to do--and I will continue to advocate for older Americans so they can age with the peace of mind and dignity they deserve.

H.R. 5723 Social Security 2100 Act
To increase benefits and ensure Social Security is financially stable through the year 2100 and beyond.

H.R. 3173 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act
To streamline the Medicare Advantage Program, protect patients from needless delays, and bring transparency to health insurance plans that prey on older Americans.

H.R. 3 Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Would empower the federal government to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs, put an end to Americans paying three or four times more for medicine than people in other countries, reverse years of unfair price hikes, and cap seniors' out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs at $2,000 per year

H.R. 2464 More Help for Seniors Act
Will raise income limits for eligibility under the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Program, which will help low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities afford life-saving medications by lowering co-pays and premiums. To raise income limits for eligibility under Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Programs, ensuring seniors can afford the life-saving medication they rely on.

H.R. 2062 Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
To restore protections outlined in the Age Discrimination Employment Act and allow employees to easily voice concerns when they fall victim to age discrimination at work.

H.R. 2517 Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer's Act
To allow Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to provide comprehensive to patients with Alzheimer's and related dementia disease.

H.R. 4131 Better Care Better Jobs Act
Strengthen and expand access to Medicaid home- and community-based services while also providing greater benefits for the direct care workforce. This would allow more older adults and people with disabilities to receive vital health care from their homes, empowering them to lead independent lives.

H.R. 1474 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act
Would provide grants to expand training and support services for unpaid caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia.

H.R. 1978 Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act
Would provide Medicare patients the ability to access all recommended vaccines, including shingles, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis at no additional cost, while also improving vaccine awareness and education.

H.R. 3992 Protecting Older Job Applicants Act
The bill would guarantee protections for older job applicants in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and extend age discrimination protections to job seekers, not just current employees

H.R. 82 Social Security Fairness Act
Repeals certain provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, ensuring that public sector workers and their families are able to receive their full Social Security benefits

H.R. 23 Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act
Preserves and restores the pensions of more than one million retirees and workers in severely underfunded multiemployer pension plans by providing special financial assistance and allow these plans to pay all accrued benefits owed to retirees without a reduction in benefits

H.R. 3183 Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Provides immediate access to medical care and support for individuals with metastatic breast cancer who already qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)