United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox U.S. congressional committee The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging is a special committee in the United States Senate established on 1961. It was initially established 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.<ref name="charter">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Before the passage of Medicare, the committee was studying healthcare 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.<ref name="charter"/>

Members, 119th Congress

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Majority<ref>Template:USBill, Template:USBill, Template:USBill (119th Congress)</ref>	Minority<ref>Template:USBill (119th Congress)</ref>
Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | Rick Scott, Florida, Chair Dave McCormick, Pennsylvania Jim Justice, West Virginia (from January 14, 2025) Tommy Tuberville, Alabama Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Jon Husted, Ohio (from January 24, 2025) Ashley Moody, Florida (from January 24, 2025)	Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Mark Kelly, Arizona Raphael Warnock, Georgia Andy Kim, New Jersey Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland

Historical rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | 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	Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | 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
Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | 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	Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Bob Casey, Pennsylvania, Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Doug Jones, Alabama Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Jacky Rosen, Nevada

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Bob Casey, Pennsylvania, Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Jacky Rosen, Nevada Mark Kelly, Arizona Raphael Warnock, Georgia	Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | 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

118th Congress

Majority<ref>Template:USBill (118th Congress)</ref>	Minority<ref>Template:USBill (118th Congress)</ref>
Template:Party shading/Democratic valign=top | Bob Casey, Pennsylvania, Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Mark Kelly, Arizona Raphael Warnock, Georgia John Fetterman, Pennsylvania	Template:Party shading/Republican valign=top | Mike Braun, Indiana, Ranking Member Tim Scott, South Carolina Marco Rubio, Florida Rick Scott, Florida JD Vance, Ohio Pete Ricketts, Nebraska

Chairs

Name	Party	State	Start	End
Template:Sortname	D	MI	1961	1963
Template:Sortname	D	FL	1963	1967
Template:Sortname	D	NJ	1967	1971
Template:Sortname	D	ID	1971	1979
Template:Sortname	D	FL	1979	1981
Template:Sortname	R	PA	1981	1987
Template:Sortname	D	MT	1987	1989
Template:Sortname	D	AR	1989	1995
Template:Sortname	R	ME	1995	1997
Template:Sortname	R	IA	1997	2001
Template:Sortname<ref name="chairs2001">Pursuant to Template:USBill John Breaux served as chair from January 3, 2001 until noon on January 20, 2001. Larry Craig served as chair from noon on January 20, 2001 until June 6, 2001.</ref>	D	LA	2001
Template:Sortname<ref name="chairs2001"/>	R	ID	2001
Template:Sortname	D	LA	2001	2003
Template:Sortname	R	ID	2003	2005
Template:Sortname	R	OR	2005	2007
Template:Sortname	D	WI	2007	2013
Template:Sortname	D	FL	2013	2015
Template:Sortname	R	ME	2015	2021
Template:Sortname	D	PA	2021	2025
Template:Sortname	R	FL	2025	present

Ranking members

A list of ranking members is below.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Name	Party	State	Start	End
Template:Sortname	R	IL	1961	1969
Template:Sortname	R	VT	1969	1971
Template:Sortname	R	HI	1971	1977
Template:Sortname	R	NM	1977	1981
Template:Sortname	D	FL	1981	1983
Template:Sortname	D	OH	1983	1987
Template:Sortname	R	PA	1987	1991
Template:Sortname	R	ME	1991	1995
Template:Sortname	D	AR	1995	1997
Template:Sortname	D	LA	1997	2001
Template:Sortname	R	LA	2001	2003
Template:Sortname	D	LA	2003	2005
Template:Sortname	D	WI	2005	2007
Template:Sortname	R	OR	2007	2009
Template:Sortname	R	FL	2009
Template:Sortname	R	TN	2009	2013
Template:Sortname	R	ME	2013	2015
Template:Sortname	D	MO	2015	2017
Template:Sortname	D	PA	2017	2021
Template:Sortname	R	SC	2021	2023
Template:Sortname	R	IN	2023	2025
Template:Sortname	D	NY	2025	present

See also

• List of United States Senate committees

External links

• Committee website

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