Designating June 15, 2025, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" and the month of June 2025 as "Elder Abuse Awareness Month".

Summary

Makes and records congressional findings about the scope, forms, risk factors, and costs of elder abuse in the United States, citing federal and nonprofit data on demographics, prevalence, financial losses, and pandemic effects. Notes recent federal measures and funding related to elder-justice work but does not create new legal requirements, authorize spending, or amend statutes.

• Records congressional findings on the scope and types of elder abuse, including physical, sexual, psychological, financial, neglect, and online abuse.
• Highlights demographic shifts: a rapidly growing population of adults aged 65+ and a projection that older adults will outnumber children by 2034.
• Identifies key risk factors for elder abuse such as cognitive impairment, disability, isolation, poor health, and prior trauma.
• Summarizes financial impacts and scam losses, citing estimates of billions in annual losses to older victims and large recent internet-scam losses.
• Notes that most abuse occurs in private homes and that most perpetrators are family members or trusted individuals.
• States that elder-abuse reports rose significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic according to cited studies and data.
• References prior federal laws and recent appropriations supporting elder-justice work but contains no new spending or statutory changes.
• Is a nonbinding set of findings intended to document the problem and inform policymakers rather than direct action.