S 2120
Passed a chamber
Reauthorizes the Older Americans Act for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and amends its programs on aging, including nutrition, family caregiver support, health promotion, elder rights, tribal services, and the Community Service Employment Program.
Official title: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
15-JUL-2026
Senate
Introduced
18-JUN-2025
Referred
18-JUN-2025
Passed
14-JUL-2026
- Sets annual authorization amounts for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 across aging network programs, nutrition services, caregiver support, Native American grants, and elder rights protection.
- Expands family caregiver support to cover older relative caregivers and grandparents raising grandchildren, and extends the related advisory council and strategy work to September 30, 2030.
- Allows states to use up to 25 percent of certain nutrition funds for carry-out meals and creates a competitive grant program for innovative nutrition approaches.
- Requires the Administration for Community Living to issue guidance on coordinating aging and disability networks and directs a Government Accountability Office study on the Nutrition Services Incentive Program.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (18-JUN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in Senate, 14-JUL-2026).
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■ 7 R■ 7 D■ 1 I
7 Democrats
7 Republicans
1 Independent