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.^[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.^[2]

1 Members, 110th Congress
- 1.1 Majority
- 1.2 Minority
2 References

[edit] Members, 110th Congress

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

[edit] Majority

	Senator	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

[edit] Minority

	Senator	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

[edit] References

^ About the Aging Committee. U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. Retrieved on October 14, 2005.
^ Ibid.
^ Aging Committee Members. U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. Retrieved on October 14, 2005.

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