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This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish new reporting requirements for State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs. Specifically, the bill requires the Assistant Secretary (a senior federal official responsible for aging-related issues) to submit an annual report to key congressional committees, including the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. These annual reports must aggregate all reports submitted by state ombudsman programs for that year and provide a summary of the findings. An ombudsman program is a system designed to investigate and resolve complaints made by residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes, on behalf of those residents. The bill aims to increase transparency and provide Congress with comprehensive insights into the work and challenges of these state-level advocacy programs that protect the rights and well-being of older Americans in care facilities.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1256/all-info