User:Trwiseman

I'm a spring intern at the Sunlight Foundation, and I'll be working on Congresspedia and other projects here.

I'm from Lexington, Ky., where I attended the University of Kentucky (UK). My experience is in journalism, and I have worked as a reporter and editor at The Kentucky Kernel (UK's daily student newspaper) and The Cat's Pause (a print and online publication that follows UK sports). More recently, I've worked at the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, which provides tools and facts that would be useful to rural journalists, non-rural journalists who do rural stories, and others interested in rural issues.

Summary
The Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009 (H.R.448) was introduced in the House on January 9, 2009, and it seeks to create special prosecutors and research programs to address elder abuse. It was passed by the House on February 11, 2009 by a vote of 397-25, and then referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.

Details
Sponsored by Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA), the Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009 directs the Attorney General to:
 * Research state laws and practices relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and report findings to Congress;
 * Create a long-term plan for elder justice programs and activities;
 * Offer grants to support and train state and local prosecutors, courts, and law enforcement personnel who handle elder justice-related matters;
 * Create the Elder Serve Victim grant program to oversee programs that provide emergency services to victims of elder abuse.

House action
Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) introduced the Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009 on January 9, 2009. After suspending the rules, the House passed the bill without amendment on February 11, 2009, by a vote of 397-25.

Senate action
The bill was received in the Senate on February 12, 2009, and then referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee where it was read twice.

External sources

 * THOMAS