42 U.S.C. § 3001
Congressional declaration of objectives
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 3001, Congressional declaration of objectives, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/478992
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The Congress hereby finds and declares that, in keeping with the traditional American concept of the inherent dignity of the individual in our democratic society, the older people of our Nation are entitled to, and it is the joint and several duty and responsibility of the governments of the United States, of the several States and their political subdivisions, and of Indian tribes to assist our older people to secure equal opportunity to the full and free enjoyment of the following objectives:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Older Americans Comprehensive Services Amendments of 1973House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Comprehensive Older Americans Act Amendments of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Older Americans Act Amendments of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Older Americans Act Amendments of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Older Americans Act Amendments of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992House: 385–0Senate: no recorded tally
- Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally