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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging.
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging.
Summary
This resolution would amend the House Rules to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging. The committee would conduct comprehensive studies and reviews of problems affecting older Americans, including income maintenance, poverty, housing, health, welfare, employment, education, and long-term care. The committee would study ways to encourage public and private programs and policies to help older Americans participate fully in national life and would develop policies to coordinate government and private programs addressing aging issues. The committee would not have legislative jurisdiction to pass bills but would review recommendations from the President and White House Conference on Aging.
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Sponsor (1)
12 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
Actions (2)
- Jan 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Rules. · house
- Jan 21, 2026 Submitted in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2026
Mr. Magaziner (for himself and Ms. Salazar) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging.
Resolved, That rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: “Permanent Select Committee on Aging “12. There is established a Permanent Select Committee on Aging which shall not have legislative jurisdiction but which shall have jurisdiction—
“(1) to conduct a continuing comprehensive study and review of the problems of the older American, including but not limited to income maintenance, poverty, housing, health (including medical research), welfare, employment, education, recreation, and long-term care;
“(2) to study the use of all practicable means and methods of encouraging the development of public and private programs and policies which will assist the older American in taking a full part in national life and which will encourage the utilization of the knowledge, skills, special aptitudes, and abilities of older Americans to contribute to a better quality of life for all Americans;
“(3) to develop policies that would encourage the coordination of both governmental and private programs designed to deal with problems of aging; and
“(4) to review any recommendations made by the President or by the White House Conference on aging relation to programs or policies affecting older Americans.”. <all>
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