United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

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The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging was initially established in 1961 as a temporary committee; it became a permanent 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.

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.

Members, 110th Congress

The Committee is chaired by Democrat Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, and the Ranking Minority Member is Republican Gordon Smith of Oregon.

Majority Member State Herb Kohl, Chairman Wisconsin Ron Wyden Oregon Blanche Lincoln Arkansas Evan Bayh Indiana Tom Carper Delaware Bill Nelson Florida Hillary Rodham Clinton New York Ken Salazar Colorado Robert P. Casey, Jr. Pennsylvania Claire McCaskill Missouri Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island

Minority Member State Gordon H. Smith, Ranking Member Oregon Richard Shelby Alabama Susan Collins Maine Mel Martinez Florida Larry Craig Idaho Elizabeth Dole North Carolina David Vitter Louisiana Bob Corker Tennessee Arlen Specter Pennsylvania Norm Coleman Minnesota

Chairman

The following is a limited list of Past Chairman:

• 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
• Larry Craig (R-ID), 2001
• John Breaux (D-LA), 2001-2003
• Larry Craig (R-ID), 2003-2005
• Gordon Smith (R-OR), 2005-2007
• Herb Kohl (D-WI), 2007-Present

External links

• Committee Website

References

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