United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging was initially established in 1961 as a temporary committee; it became a permanent Senate committee in 1977. As a special committee, it has no legislative authority, but it studies issues related to older Americans, particularly Medicare and Social Security.^[1]

Prior to the passage of Medicare, the committee was studying health care insurance coverage for elderly American citizens. The committee conducts oversight of the Medicare program, Social Security and the Older Americans Act. Some of the issues that have been examined by the committee include unacceptable conditions in nursing homes, protection from age discrimination, and pricing practices for prescription drugs.^[1]

1 Members, 113th Congress
2 Chairmen
3 References
4 External links

Members, 113th Congress

Majority	Minority
Bill Nelson, Florida, Chairman Bob Casey, Pennsylvania Claire McCaskill, Missouri Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Joe Manchin, West Virginia Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Joe Donnelly, Indiana Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts John Walsh, Montana	Susan Collins, Maine, Ranking Member Bob Corker, Tennessee Orrin Hatch, Utah Mark Kirk, Illinois Dean Heller, Nevada Jeff Flake, Arizona Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Tim Scott, South Carolina Ted Cruz, Texas

Chairmen

Patrick V. McNamara (D-MI), 1961–1963
George Smathers (D-FL), 1963–1967
Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ), 1967–1971
Frank Church (D-ID), 1971–1979
Lawton Chiles (D-FL) 1979-1981
H. John Heinz III (R-PA), 1981–1987
John Melcher (D-MT), 1987–1989
David Pryor (D-AR), 1989–1995
William Cohen (R-ME), 1995–1997
Charles Grassley (R-IA), 1997–2001
John Breaux (D-LA), 2001^[2]
Larry Craig (R-ID), 2001^[2]
John Breaux (D-LA), 2001–2003
Larry Craig (R-ID), 2003–2005
Gordon Smith (R-OR), 2005–2007
Herb Kohl (D-WI), 2007–2013
Bill Nelson (D-FL), 2013–present

References

^ ^a ^b "About the Aging Committee". U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. Retrieved October 14, 2005.
^ ^a ^b Pursuant to S.Res. 7 John Breaux served as chairman from January 3, 2001 until noon on January 20, 2001. Larry Craig served as chairman from noon on January 20, 2001 until June 6, 2001.

External links

Committee Website
Senate Special Aging Committee member profiles collected news and commentary at The Washington Post

Current United States congressional committees

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