United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

Senate Aging Committee
Special Committee
; United States Senate; 117th Congress
History
Formed	January 3, 1961
Leadership
Chair	Bob Casey (D) ; Since February 3, 2021
Ranking member	Tim Scott (R) ; Since February 3, 2021
Structure
Political parties	Majority (7) Democratic (7); Minority (7) Republican (7);
Website
	https://www.aging.senate.gov/

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]

Members, 117th Congress[]

Majority	Minority
Bob Casey, Pennsylvania, Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Jacky Rosen, Nevada Mark Kelly, Arizona Raphael Warnock, Georgia	Tim Scott, South Carolina, Ranking Member Susan Collins, Maine Richard Burr, North Carolina Marco Rubio, Florida Mike Braun, Indiana Rick Scott, Florida Mike Lee, Utah

Historical rosters[]

115th Congress[]

Majority	Minority
Susan Collins, Maine, Chair Orrin Hatch, Utah Jeff Flake, Arizona Tim Scott, South Carolina Thom Tillis, North Carolina Bob Corker, Tennessee Richard Burr, North Carolina Marco Rubio, Florida Deb Fischer, Nebraska	Bob Casey, Pennsylvania, Ranking Member Bill Nelson, Florida Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Joe Donnelly, Indiana Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada Doug Jones, Alabama

116th Congress[]

Majority	Minority
Susan Collins, Maine, Chair Tim Scott, South Carolina Richard Burr, North Carolina Martha McSally, Arizona (until December 2, 2020) Marco Rubio, Florida Josh Hawley, Missouri Mike Braun, Indiana Rick Scott, Florida	Bob Casey, Pennsylvania, Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Doug Jones, Alabama Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Jacky Rosen, Nevada

Chairperson[]

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), 2013–2015
Susan Collins (R-ME), 2015–2021
Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA), 2021–present

References[]

^ ^a ^b "About the Aging Committee". U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. Archived from the original on January 31, 2007. 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

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[charter-1] "About the Aging Committee". U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. Archived from the original on January 31, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2005.

[chairs2001-2] 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.

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