H.R. 3749: Expanding Opportunities for Older Americans Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-12-20 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-12-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expanding Opportunities for Older Americans Act of 2011

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Expanding Opportunities for Older Americans Act of 2011 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to expand the Senior Community Service Employment (SCSE) Program. Lowers the age of eligibility from 55 to 52. Repeals the requirement that the eligible individual be unemployed. Increases from 125% to 200% of the poverty line the maximum income for eligibility. Excludes from the counting of an eligible individual's income any income received by another member of the eligible individual's household. Prohibits any limit of fewer than 40 hours per week on the number of hours per week a grant recipient may permit a participant to work in a job assisted under the grant. Declares the sense of Congress that necessary sums should be appropriated to carry out the SCSE Program in each of FY2012-FY2017.

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Expanding Opportunities for Older Americans Act of 2011

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Sponsor: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3749.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3749 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112