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1 | Bill Number | Link | Level of Gov't | Status | Relevance to Caregivers |
2 | H.R.2560 / S.830 | Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2025 (House) / Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2025 (Senate) | Federal | Referred to Committee (House) / Referred to Committee (Senate) | Amends family caregiver legal definition and reauthorizes lifespan respite care until 2029. |
3 | S.891 | Bipartisan Health Care Act | Federal | Referred to Committee | Amends family caregiver legal definition, requires planning grants for states to consider caregiver needs, and asks that a study be conducted of acute hospital care at home that considers caregiver experience and involvement. |
4 | H.R.2491 / S.1227 | Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers (ABC) Act (House) / Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers (ABC) Act (Senate) | Federal | Referred to Committee (House) / Referred to Committee (Senate) | Requires simplication of family caregivers' application and eligibility process regarding cared for individuals for coverage and benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Social Security. |
5 | S.1132 | Families Care Act | Federal | Referred to Committee | Amends Older Americans Act to implement peer support services as well as programs to support those suffering from substance use disorder and their caregivers. |
6 | H.R.109 | Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures (TEAM) Veteran Caregivers Act | Federal | Referred to Committee | Requires the VA to recognize caregivers in a veteran's medical records, to inform veterans and their caregivers of any clinical determinations, and to extend benefits for PCAFC 90 days after eligibility ends. |
7 | H.R.138 | Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025 | Federal | Referred to Committee | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow expenses for parents to be taken into account as medical expenses. |
8 | H.R.321 | Fast Lane for Youths (FLY) Act | Federal | Referred to Committee | Creates a system to expedite gate and flight access procedures so caregivers can accompany minors and other passengers needing assistance. |
9 | H.R.2036 / S.925 | Credit for Caring Act of 2025 (House) / Credit for Caring Act of 2025 (Senate) | Federal | Referred to Committee (House) / Referred to Committee (Senate) | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit for working family caregivers. |
10 | H.R.1308 | Family Income Supplemental Credit (FISC) Act | Federal | Referred to Committee | A "qualified caregiver" of an eligible child can apply to be provided monthly payments by Social Security to improve the ability of families to provide for their children. |
11 | S.870 | Enhancing Native Elders' Longevity, Dignity, Empowerment, and Respect Act | Federal | Referred to Committee | Establishes Older Americans Tribal Advisory Committee, improves home modification assistance, and creates technical assistance and training programs for Adminstration on Aging grantees. |
12 | S.473 | Social Engagement and Network Initiatives for Older Relief (SENIOR) Act | Federal | Referred to Committee | Creates screening process for loneliness & improves coordination of supportive services & health care to address health effects of loneliness on older adults. |
13 | H.R.1589 | American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 | Federal | Referred to Committee | Those with a conditional basis for permanent resident status will be lawfully admitted for permanent residence status if, among other things, they are a full-time caregiver. |
14 | S.1068 | Putting Veterans First Act of 2025 | Federal | Referred to Committee | Reinstates caregivers of veterans removed from civil service since the current adminstration began, increases their job protections, reimburses their mental health service costs, and provides them employment assistance. |
15 | H.R.2148 / S.879 | Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act (House) / Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act (Senate) | Federal | Hearings Held (House) / Hearings Held (Senate) | Expands medical, employment, and other benefits for individuals serving as family caregivers for certain veterans. |
16 | S.827 | Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act | Federal | Hearings Held | Makes tribal organizations eligible for grants to fund transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas. |
17 | S.784 | Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act | Federal | Hearings Held | Makes permanent the VA grant program providing transportation options to veterans for medical purposes, allows eligibilty for veterans in rural areas, not just those in highly rural areas, and authorizes awarding grants to county veterans service and tribal organizations. |
18 | HB2296 | shared parenting time; presumption; prohibition | State | Dead | Prohibits courts from assuming parenting plans reflecting shared parenting time are in a child's best interest, updates the factors courts must consider when determining parenting time, with new priorities like the child's bond with their primary caregiver and other considerations. |
19 | HB2785 | health care facilities; electronic monitoring | State | Dead | Prohibits assisted living facilities & nursing care institutions from restricting the use of electronic monitoring devices in residents' private living spaces as well as from discriminating or retaliating against these residents. |
20 | HB2492 | guardianship; court appointments; care placement | State | Dead | Allows courts to appoint a qualified physician, psychologist, or registered nurse to evaluate an alleged incapacitated person during guardianship proceedings if the individual doesn't have a relationship with a qualified evaluator & introduces new provisions that empower guardians to consent to treatments and services for the ward. |
21 | HB2671 | DCS; kinship care placement; requirement | State | Dead | Modifies the kinship foster care system by emphasizing consideration of extended family members of children in DCS custody during kinship search & placement practices. |
22 | HB2257 | DCS; vaccinations; child placement | State | Dead | Modifies foster home and kinship foster care placement by emphasizing that DCS can't deny child placements based solely on the child's vaccination status. |
23 | HB2281 | missing indigenous person; alert system | State | Signed into Law | Establishes the Turquoise alert system to quickly issue alerts for reported missing people at the state level, with emphasis on missing indigenous people. |
24 | HB2380 | rare disease advisory council | State | Signed into Law | Creates a rare disease advisory council in DHS, requires appointment of at least one caregiver of a person with a rare disease to the council, and requires a survey of unmet caregiver needs. |
25 | SB1333 | congregate care; dependent children; placement | State | Signed into Law | Requires DCS establish a minimum number of licensed foster homes that cater to the needs of specific children, prohibits licensed behavioral health facilities from denying placement under certain conditions, & requires that financial statements from child welfare agencies be public records. |
26 | HB2066 | child care facilities; program providers | State | Signed into Law | Aims to streamline administrative requirements for out-of-school time program providers while ensuring that adequate supervision & tracking of children are maintained. |
27 | HB2945 | developmental disabilities; appropriations; waivers | State | Signed into Law | Creates new requirements for AHCCCS, including an electronic verification system to distinguish parent & nonparent services, establishes restrictions on billing for services, requires adopting a standardized assessment tool for determining need, limits parents to providing services during up to 40 specified hours a week & through a single agency, & prohibits AHCCCS from submitting new waiver amendments that expand eligibility or services without legislative approval. |
28 | HB2079 | guardianship; minors; appointment; notice | State | Signed into Law | Allows the court to appoint a guardian for a minor if it is in the child's best interest and if each living parent consents, their parental rights have been revoked, or no living parent is willing or able to act as the child's guardian. |
29 | HB2432 | parenting time; neutral exchange location | State | Signed into Law | Creates neutral safe exchange locations at each county sheriff's office, allowing for the safe exchange of children pursuant to a court ordered parenting plan. |
30 | SB1291 | health insurers; provider credentialing; claims | State | Signed into Law | Requires health insurance providers to complete the credentialing process within 60 days & put applicant information into billing systems within 30 days of receiving an application. |
31 | HB2894 | safe alert; notifications; criteria | State | Signed into Law | Expands the former Silver Alert System to include people who have cognitive disabilities, and bars delays regarding bureaucracy or prior missing episodes. |
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