The Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2025 would establish a national network of toll-free legal hotlines to help seniors with civil legal issues like housing, benefits, and consumer protection. The bill authorizes grants to nonprofit organizations and partnerships to operate statewide hotlines that provide free legal advice, counseling, and referrals by phone to older Americans, with priority given to those with the greatest financial and social need. Eligible organizations must match at least 25 percent of federal grant funds with their own resources and coordinate with existing legal aid providers and aging services in their state. The legislation requests $10 million per year in federal funding from 2027 through 2031 and requires grantees to employ trained attorneys, paralegals, and volunteers while referring complex cases to full legal representation when needed.
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