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]

Contents 1 Members, 110th Congress 2 Chairman 3 External links 4 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.

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

[edit] 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^[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

[edit] External links

• Committee Website

[edit] References

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