The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging is a special committee in the United States Senate established on 1961. 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.

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.

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  • 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)

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  • Kirsten Gillibrand, New York, Ranking Member
  • Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts
  • Mark Kelly, Arizona
  • Raphael Warnock, Georgia
  • Andy Kim, New Jersey
  • Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland

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Historical rosters

115th Congress

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  • 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

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  • 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

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116th Congress

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  • 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

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  • Bob Casey, Pennsylvania, Ranking Member
  • Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
  • Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut
  • Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts
  • Doug Jones, Alabama
  • Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona
  • Jacky Rosen, Nevada

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117th Congress

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  • Bob Casey, Pennsylvania, Chair
  • Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
  • Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut
  • Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts
  • Jacky Rosen, Nevada
  • Mark Kelly, Arizona
  • Raphael Warnock, Georgia

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  • 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

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118th Congress

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  • Bob Casey, Pennsylvania, Chair
  • Kirsten Gillibrand, New York
  • Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut
  • Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts
  • Mark Kelly, Arizona
  • Raphael Warnock, Georgia
  • John Fetterman, Pennsylvania

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  • Mike Braun, Indiana, Ranking Member
  • Tim Scott, South Carolina
  • Marco Rubio, Florida
  • Rick Scott, Florida
  • JD Vance, Ohio
  • Pete Ricketts, Nebraska

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Chairs

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See also

  • List of United States Senate committees

References

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  • Committee website