A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of LGBTQI Inclusion and a rural outreach grant program, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4625 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4625 To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of LGBTQI Inclusion and a rural outreach grant program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2026 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of LGBTQI Inclusion and a rural outreach grant program, 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 ``Elder Pride Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. (a) In General.--Section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (24)-- (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(D) status as an LGBTQI individual; and ``(E) status as an individual with HIV.''; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (26) through (33), paragraphs (34) and (35), and paragraphs (36) through (56) as paragraphs (27) through (34), paragraphs (36) and (37), and paragraphs (39) through (59), respectively; (3) by inserting after paragraph (25) the following: ``(26) The term `HIV' means human immunodeficiency virus.''; (4) by inserting after paragraph (34) (as so redesignated) the following: ``(35) The term `LGBTQI' means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex.''; and (5) by inserting after paragraph (37) (as so redesignated) the