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1 bills referred in the 109th Congress
19 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 115th at 4. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.
Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th
Served in the 109th Congress
Members, 109th Congress 21
Everyone who held a seat in the 109th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.
| Seat | Member | Role |
|---|---|---|
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Chair |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Ranking Member |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | |
| I-VT | James M. Jeffords | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | |
| R-MO | Jim Talent | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper |
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 109th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 109th Congress.
| Bill | Title | Referral | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 23 | An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Special Committee on Aging. | Reported Original Measure | Jan 31, 2005 |
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 109th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-780 | Increasing Generic Drug Use: Savings for Seniors and Medicare | Sep 21, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-779 | A Generation at Risk: Breaking the Cycle of Senior Suicide | Sep 14, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-754 | Securing Medicaid's Future: Spotlight on Managed Care | Sep 13, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-753 | Exploitation of Seniors: America's Ailing Guardianship System | Sep 7, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-707 | At-Home Dna Tests: Marketing Scam or Medical Breakthrough? | Jul 27, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-685 | The Generic Drug Maze: Speeding Access to Affordable Life-Saving Drugs | Jul 20, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-660 | From Medicaid to Retiree Benefits: How Seniors Impact America's Health Care Costs | Jul 13, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-659 | The Globalization of Health Care: Can Medical Tourism Reduce Health Care Costs? | Jun 27, 2006 |
Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 109th Congress.
| Title | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| S. Prt. 109-69 | Safeguarding America's Seniors: What We Can Do to Prepare for National Emergencies | PDF · Text |
| S. Prt. 109-23 | Publications List | PDF · Text |
By Congress
The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.
| Congress | Members | Bills referred | Reported | Reports | Meetings | Printed hearings | Communications | Prints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th2025–2026, sitting | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| 118th2023–2024 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| 117th2021–2022 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 116th2019–2020 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| 115th2017–2018 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 114th2015–2016 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 38 | 4 | 0 |
| 113th2013–2014 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 112th2011–2012 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 111th2009–2010 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| 110th2007–2008 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 109th2005–2006 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| 108th2003–2004 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| 107th2001–2002 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 37 | 0 | 1 |
Membership changes 2
Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 109th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2006 | Russell D. Feingold D-WI | Left the committee | S.Res. 348 |
| Jan 18, 2006 | Ken Salazar D-CO | Joined | S.Res. 348 |
Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 116th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.