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Aging (Special) Committee

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4 bills referred in the 115th Congress

19 across the 13 Congresses on file, more in this Congress than in any other. 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 115th Congress

Members, 115th Congress 18

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-ME	Susan M. Collins	Chair
D-PA	Robert P. Casey Jr. JR.	Ranking Member
D-FL	Bill Nelson
R-TN	Bob Corker
D-NV	Catherine Cortez Masto
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-AL	Doug JonesJoined Jan 9, 2018
D-MA	Elizabeth Warren
R-AZ	Jeff Flake
D-IN	Joe Donnelly
D-NY	Kirsten E. Gillibrand
R-FL	Marco Rubio
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal
R-NC	Richard Burr
D-RI	Sheldon WhitehouseLeft Jan 9, 2018
R-NC	Thom Tillis
R-SC	Tim Scott

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 1834	Protecting Seniors During Disasters Act	Hearings By	Sep 20, 2017
S 591	Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017	Hearings By	Jun 14, 2017
S 1028	RAISE Family Caregivers Act	Hearings By	Jun 14, 2017
SRES 31	An original resolution authorizing the expenditures by the Special Committee on Aging.	Reported Original Measure	Feb 1, 2017

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 115th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 115-746	Back to Work: Empowering Alabama's Aging Workforce43 pages	Nov 30, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-745	Ensuring Trust: Strengthening State Efforts to Overhaul the Guardianship Process and Protect Older Americans64 pages	Nov 28, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-687	Patient-Focused Care: a Prescription to Reduce Health Care Costs99 pages	Oct 3, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-686	Supporting Economic Stability and Self-Sufficiency as Americans with Disabilities and Their Families Age98 pagesOn S. 817	Jul 18, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-685	Changing the Trajectory of. Alzheimer's: Reducing Risk, Detecting Early Symptoms, and Improving Data68 pages	Jun 19, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-684	Preventing and Treating Opioid Misuse Among Older Americans56 pages	May 23, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-673	Insulin Access and Affordability: the Rising Cost of Treatment77 pages	May 8, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-672	Abuse of Power: Exploitation of Older Americans by Guardians and Others They Trust64 pages	Apr 18, 2018

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 115th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 115-392	Ensuring Trust: Strengthening State Efforts to Overhaul the Guardianship Process and Protect Older Americans	Nov 28, 2018
S. Rept. 115-191	America's Aging Workforce: Opportunities and Challenges	Dec 31, 2017

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-6366	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2019"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 6, 2018
EC-4774	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2018"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Apr 11, 2018
EC-4363	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Sequestration Preview Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2019"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Feb 27, 2018
EC-4362	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2019"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Feb 27, 2018
EC-1667	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Final Sequestration Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2017"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 6, 2017
EC-1666	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Sequestration Preview Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2018"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 6, 2017
EC-577	A communication from the Secretary of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to violations of the Antideficiency Act that occurred in the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Chief Information Officer, Treasury Symbol 7012/140113; to the Committee on Appropriations.Executive communication	Jan 24, 2017

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 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jan 9, 2018	Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI	Left the committee	S.Res. 370
Jan 9, 2018	Doug Jones D-AL	Joined	S.Res. 370

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