Family Caregiving Research and Innovation Act

TL;DR (AI)

• The bill allocates $30,000,000 annually from fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for research and evaluation activities related to family caregivers.
• The definition of 'family caregiver' is revised to exclude those with a primary financial or professional relationship with the care recipient and a new category of 'older relative caregiver' is defined.
• The National family caregiver support program is modified to focus on systems of support services for family caregivers, including targeted services like respite care for caregivers of older individuals meeting certain conditions.