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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]
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The Committee is chaired by Democrat Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, and the Ranking Minority Member is Republican Gordon Smith of Oregon.
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[3]
- Larry Craig (R-ID), 2001[3]
- John Breaux (D-LA), 2001-2003
- Larry Craig (R-ID), 2003-2005
- Gordon Smith (R-OR), 2005-2007
- Herb Kohl (D-WI), 2007-Present
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Agriculture • Appropriations • Armed Services • Budget • Education and Labor • Energy and Commerce • Financial Services • Foreign Affairs • Homeland Security • House Administration • Intelligence (Permanent Select) • Judiciary • Natural Resources • Oversight and Government Reform • Rules • Science and Technology • Small Business • Standards of Official Conduct • Transportation and Infrastructure • Veterans' Affairs • Ways and Means • (Whole) | ||
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Aging (Special) • Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry • Appropriations • Armed Services • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs • Budget • Commerce, Science and Transportation • Energy and Natural Resources • Ethics (Select) • Environment and Public Works • Finance • Foreign Relations • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs • Indian Affairs • Intelligence (Select) • Judiciary • Narcotics Control • Rules and Administration • Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Veterans' Affairs | ||
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