SPAG00 · Senate Special

Aging (Special) Committee

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2 bills referred in the 110th 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

Members

Served in the 110th Congress

Members, 110th Congress 21

Everyone who held a seat in the 110th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-WI	Herb Kohl	Chair
R-OR	Gordon H. Smith	Ranking Member
R-PA	Arlen Specter
D-FL	Bill Nelson
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln
R-TN	Bob Corker
D-MO	Claire McCaskill
R-LA	David Vitter
R-NC	Elizabeth Dole
D-IN	Evan Bayh
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton
D-CO	Ken Salazar
R-ID	Larry E. Craig
R-FL	Mel Martinez
R-MN	Norm Coleman
R-AL	Richard C. Shelby
D-PA	Robert P. Casey Jr. JR.
D-OR	Ron Wyden
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
R-ME	Susan M. Collins
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 110th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 110th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 2838	Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act	Hearings By	Jun 18, 2008
SRES 45	An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Special Committee on Aging.	Reported Original Measure	Jan 29, 2007

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 110th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 110-841	Honoring Final Wishes: How to Respect American's Choices at the End of Life177 pages	Sep 24, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-830	Marketing or Medicine: Are Direct-To-Consumer Medical Device Ads Playing Doctor?102 pages	Sep 17, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-829	1-800-Medicare: It's Time for a Check-Up101 pages	Sep 11, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-821	Aging in Rural America: Preserving Seniors' Access to Healthcare106 pagesOn H.R. 6331, H.Res. 6331, S. 1595	Jul 31, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-808	Person-Centered Care: Reforming Services and Bringing Older Citizens Back to the Heart of Society137 pagesOn S. 1340	Jul 23, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-780	Saving Smartly for Retirement: Are Americans Being Encouraged to Break Open the Piggy Bank?155 pages	Jul 16, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-771	What Seniors Don'T Know Before They Enroll67 pagesOn H.R. 1283	Jun 30, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-618	S. 2838, the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act179 pagesOn S. 2838 5 witnesses Connor, Kenneth L., Esq., Wilkes & McHugh, PA, Washington, D.C Hirschel, Alison E., President, National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care, Washington, D.C Kurth, David W., Burlington, Wisconsin Rice-Schild, Kelley C., Executive Director, Floridean Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Miami, Florida Ware, Stephen J., Professor of Law, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas	Jun 18, 2008

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 110th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 110-527	Recognition of Excellence in Aging Research Committee Report	Dec 10, 2008
S. Rept. 110-71	Economic Developments in Aging	May 23, 2007

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 110th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 110-47	Building on Success: Lessons Learned from the Federal Background Check Pilot Program for Long-Term Care Workers	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

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