S. 4736

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4736 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4736

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide additional 
opportunities for older individuals to volunteer at facilities that 
serve older individuals or individuals in younger generations, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 10, 2026

Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Marshall) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions

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A BILL

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide additional 
opportunities for older individuals to volunteer at facilities that 
serve older individuals or individuals in younger generations, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Multigenerational Care and Support 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION, SUPPORT, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR 
MULTIGENERATIONAL AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

Section 417 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032f) is 
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ``projects,'' and all that follows through 
``to--'' and inserting the following: ``projects to 
serve individuals in younger generations and older 
individuals by developing, carrying out, and promoting 
participation in multigenerational activities to--'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding ``and'' at the end;
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``opportunities 
for older individuals to become a mentor to individuals 
in younger generations; and'' and inserting 
``opportunities--
``(A) for older individuals to become mentors to 
individuals in younger generations; and
``(B) at facilities that serve older individuals or 
individuals in younger generations, at which 
multigenerational activities might occur.''; and
(D) by striking paragraph (4);
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``(4)'' and inserting 
``(3)'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively;
(4) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ``of enactment of the 
Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020,'' and inserting 
``on which the first grant is awarded under this 
section following the date of enactment of the 
Multigenerational Care and Support Act,''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President pro tempore 
of the Senate'' and inserting ``the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the 
House of Representatives''; and
(5) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``or a family support 
program.'' and inserting ``or a family support program, or a 
program at a multipurpose senior center, long-term care 
facility, or any other residential facility for older 
individuals.''.
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