United States Senate Committee on Aging (Special)

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Leadership

Bill Nelson (D) was appointed committee chair in the 113th Congress.^[2]

The committee chair in the 112th Congress is Herb Kohl (D).

Committee on Aging Members, 2013-2014
Democratic members (11)	Republican members (9)
• Bill Nelson (Florida) Chair	• Susan Collins (Maine) Ranking member
• Ron Wyden (Oregon)	• Bob Corker (Tennessee)
• Bob Casey (Pennsylvania)	• Orrin Hatch (Utah)
• Claire McCaskill (Missouri)	• Mark Steven Kirk (Illinois)
• Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island)	• Dean Heller (Nevada)
• Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)	• Jeff Flake (Arizona)
• Joe Manchin III (West Virginia)	• Kelly Ayotte (New Hampshire)
• Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut)	• Tim Scott (South Carolina)
• Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin)	• Ted Cruz (Texas)
• Joe Donnelly (Indiana)
• Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts)

Committee on Aging Members, 2011-2012
Democratic members (11)	Republican members (10)
• Herb Kohl (Wisconsin) Chair	• Bob Corker (Tennessee) Ranking member
• Ron Wyden (Oregon)	• Susan Collins (Maine)
• Bill Nelson (Florida)	• Orrin Hatch (Utah)
• Bob Casey (Pennsylvania)	• Mark Kirk, III (Illinois)
• Claire McCaskill (Missouri)	• Dean Heller (Nevada)
• Sheldon Whitehouse (Rhode Island)	• Jerry Moran (Kansas)
• Mark Udall (Colorado)	• Ronald H. Johnson (Wisconsin)
• Michael Bennet (Colorado)	• Richard Shelby (Alabama)
• Kirsten Gillibrand (New York)	• Lindsey Graham (South Carolina)
• Joe Manchin, III (West Virginia)	• Saxby Chambliss (Georgia)
• Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut)

According to the official Senate website, the jurisdiction of the Aging Committee includes the following:

conduct a continuing study of any and all matters pertaining to problems and opportunities of older people, including, but not limited to, problems and opportunities of maintaining health, of assuring adequate income, of finding employment, of engaging in productive and rewarding activity, of securing proper housing, and when necessary, of obtaining care or assistance.
from time to time (but not less than once year), the committee will report to the Senate the results of the study conducted together with such recommendation as it considers appropriate.
to make investigations into any matter within its jurisdiction.

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