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CER26-0029 • 2025

Old People Are Cool Recognition Resolution of 2025

Old People Are Cool Recognition Resolution of 2025

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Frumin
Last action
2025-05-02
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

While the bill mentions recognizing healthcare workers, it does not specifically state that it celebrates them.

Old People Are Cool Recognition Resolution

This resolution declares May 2025 as 'Old People Are Cool Month' in Washington D.C., recognizing the Old People Are Cool project and celebrating older adults.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares May 2025 as 'Old People Are Cool Month' to honor older adults.
  • Recognizes the Old People Are Cool project for its efforts against ageism and support of seniors.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Seniors and older adults in Washington D.C.
  • The Old People Are Cool project

Terms To Know

Older Americans Month
A national observance each May to honor the independence, integration, and inclusion of older adults.
Ageism
Discrimination or prejudice against individuals based on their age.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution is ceremonial and does not create laws or regulations.
  • It only applies to the District of Columbia for May 2025.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-02 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution ACR26-0029, Effective from Apr 01, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 005357

  2. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  3. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number ACR26-0029

  5. 2025-03-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    CER26-0029 Introduced by Councilmember Frumin at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Old People Are Cool Recognition Resolution of 2025

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION

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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

April 1, 2025

To honor the Old People Are Cool project, supported by Forest Hills of DC, and celebrate our
District’s seniors by declaring May 2025 as “Old People Are Cool Month” in the District
of Columbia.

WHEREAS, every May the Administration for Community Living within the US
Department of Health and Human Services leads a national observance of Older Americans
Month to honor the independence, integration, and inclusion of older adults throughout all
aspects of life;

WHEREAS, the Administration for Community Living’s theme for Older Americans
Month in 2025 is Flip the Script on Aging, which offers an opportunity to explore diverse aging
experiences and discuss how communities can challenge stereotypes;

WHEREAS, it is acknowledged that ageism currently isolates and marginalizes older
adults, which hurts our communities and inhibits our collective achievement and optimal growth;

WHEREAS, the Old People Are Cool project was created to confront the harmful ageism
that prevents communities from reaching their maximum potential by combatting ageism and
raising the profile of the senior care industry;

WHEREAS, the Old People are Cool project has the core mission to celebrate human life
by acknowledging elders as people, individuals, and recipients of love, and to facilitate thoughts,
words, and actions that promote a world that is loving, aging, and united;

WHEREAS, we additionally recognize the nobility of those healthcare workers who
uplift and care for our elders and seek to acknowledge their dedication to this valued group
within our community; and

WHEREAS, the Old People Are Cool project has built a supportive, inclusive, and
celebratory environment in the District through its efforts of bolstering morale and generating
inclusivity of older adults through community-building events and social media-story sharing.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Old People Are Cool Recognition Resolution of 2025.”
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia declares May 2025 Old People Are Cool
Month in the District of Columbia, celebrates and recognizes the Old People are Cool project
during the national celebration of Older Americans Month, and honors its commitment to
advancing the welfare and perception of seniors in the whole of the District of Columbia.

Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.