Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2024

This bill reauthorizes the Lifespan Respite Care program, which provides temporary relief for family caregivers supporting individuals with disabilities or chronic conditions. It updates the definition of "family caregiver" to include all unpaid caregivers (removing the previous "adult" restriction) and extends federal funding for the program from fiscal years 2025 through 2029. The key change ensures the program continues supporting caregivers across all age groups while maintaining the same core purpose of offering short-term care to prevent caregiver burnout. This directly affects millions of unpaid family caregivers and the people they support, primarily seniors and individuals with disabilities. The bill makes no new policy changes beyond extending existing funding and clarifying the caregiver definition.