Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6678 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6678 To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize a national network of statewide senior legal hotlines, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mr. Tran (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hernandez, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize a national network of statewide senior legal hotlines, 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 ``Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. STATEWIDE SENIOR LEGAL HOTLINES. Subtitle B of title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 753. STATEWIDE SENIOR LEGAL HOTLINES. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Eligible entity.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible entity' means a nonprofit organization or a partnership described in subparagraph (B) that-- ``(i) provides legal assistance to older individuals at no cost to such individuals; and ``(ii)(I) operates a senior legal hotline in existence on the date on which the entity submits an application under subsection (c); or ``(II) demonstrates the capacity to provide legal assistance to older individuals through a statewide senior legal hotline. ``(B) Partnership.--A partnership described in this subparagraph is a partnership between-- ``(i) multiple nonprofit organizations; or ``(ii) one or more nonprofit organizations with one or more St