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Official title: To provide for an extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.
Introduced November 20, 2025 by Doris Matsui · Last progress November 20, 2025
The bill directs modest, targeted federal funding to expand outreach, coordination, and local aging/disability supports to help seniors and people with disabilities access benefits, at the cost of recurring federal spending and with uncertain real-world impact if local capacity is limited.
Medicare beneficiaries and older adults will get expanded outreach, navigation, and benefits coordination (annual grants for State Health Insurance Assistance Programs and coordination funding), making it easier to find and enroll in federal/state programs.
Area Agencies on Aging receive dedicated funding to expand local services, improving in-person supports and benefit access for older adults in communities.
People with disabilities and older adults gain better information and access to services through increased support for Aging and Disability Resource Centers, reducing barriers to long-term supports.
Taxpayers will fund at least about $50 million per year in new federal spending from FY2026–FY2030 to support these grants and programs.
Providing more outreach funding does not guarantee better outcomes if state and local administrative capacity, program design, or implementation are weak, so seniors may not see improved service even with new money.
Smaller funding streams (for example, $5M/year for ADRCs) are relatively modest and may limit nationwide impact for people with disabilities and some older adults.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes annual funding for FY2026–FY2030 to support SHIPs, Area Agencies on Aging, ADRCs, and benefits-outreach coordination.
Provides new annual authorizations of federal funding for programs that help older Americans navigate and access benefits. It adds authorized appropriations for fiscal years 2026–2030 to support State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area Agencies on Aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, and coordination efforts that inform older adults about available benefits.