; Whereas only 1 in 24 cases of elder abuse is reported, according the New York State Office of Children and Family Services; Whereas the Population Reference Bureau estimates that 1,900,000 elders will live in nursing homes by 2030; Whereas, in a 2012 study conducted by Michigan State University, approximately 24 percent of the nursing home residents who participated in the study reported at least one incident of physical abuse by nursing home staff; Whereas, on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the United States mourns the loss of elderly individuals who perished in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities during the COVID–19 pandemic; Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic has led to the emergence of new scams against older adults, including those related to vaccines; Whereas there has been an increase in hate crimes committed against older, Asian Americans during the COVID–19 pandemic; Whereas, within the last 3 years, Congress passed and the President signed 2 measures that make nearly $400,000,000 available for implementation of Elder Justice Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3a et seq.) initiatives, the largest funding stream related to such initiatives in the history of the Act; and Whereas Congress, in passing the Elder Justice Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3a et seq.), the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. ), the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act ( 34 U.S.C. 21701 et seq. ), the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ), and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ), recognized the importance of protecting older people of the United States against abuse and exploitation: Now, therefore, be it