Issue Area: Community Services

Letter – Senate FY-2015 Omnibus Appropriations

LCAO sent the attached FY15 appropriation request letter for an omnibus appropriations bill with 43 sign-on’s to Congress. The letter urges the completion of an omnibus spending bill in the lame-duck session for Labor-HHS-Education funding, to include funding for Older Americans Act programs to pre-sequester FY 2010 levels and related funding requests deemed the highest priority by LCAO. This version of the letter was sent to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.

LCAO Senate FY2015 Approps Letter 11.12.14

Letter – House FY-2015 Omnibus Appropriations

LCAO sent the attached FY15 appropriation request letter for an omnibus appropriations bill with 43 sign-on’s to Congress. The letter urges the completion of an omnibus spending bill in the lame-duck session for Labor-HHS-Education funding, to include funding for Older Americans Act programs to pre-sequester FY 2010 levels and related funding requests deemed the highest priority by LCAO. This version of the letter was sent to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies.

LCAO House FY 2015 Approps Letter 11.12.14

Chair’s Letter on OAA Reauthorization

At the September 3rd Full Council meeting, the Community Services committee recommended another letter should be sent on behalf of the LCAO from the Chair to motivate Congress to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA) this fall. The council unanimously passed this motion and the Chair has now finalized the letter.

LCAO Chairs Letter on OAA Reauthorization

Senate OAA Reauthorization Letter

A letter to Senate members regarding Older American Acts (OAA) reauthorization. The letter, with 55 sign-on’s from council organizations, provided information about OAA and urged Congress to continue the tradition of a bipartisan, timely reauthorization of OAA.

LCAO Senate OAA Reauth Letter