Learn more about the key Congressional Committees that impact aging and health issues.

Senate Committees

Finance

  • Health Care Financing, Medicare, Medicaid, Long-Term Care, Elder Justice Act

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  • Medical and Aging Research, Alzheimer’s Disease State Matching Grants Program, Health Professions Training
  • Older Americans Act, Senior Corps Programs, Experience Corps, Geriatrics Health Profession Programs

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Appropriations

  • Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education: Annual Appropriations for NIH, Alzheimer’s Research, State Demonstration Grants, and Health Professions Training, Geriatrics Health Professions Programs, Older Americans Act
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies: Annual Appropriations for Legal Services Corporation

Budget

  • Overall Spending Limits on Federal Programs

Special Committee on Aging

  • Investigates and analyzes matters relating to older adults
  • Recommends legislative action to the Senate
  • Publishes reports and educational materials for the public
  • Operates a hotline on frauds and scams

House of Representatives Committees

Ways and Means

  • Subcommittee on Health: Health Care Policy and Long-Term Care, Medicare, Elder Justice Act

  • Social Security, taxes, revenue

Energy and Commerce

  • Subcommittee on Health: Health Care Financing, Medicaid, Long-Term Care, Medical Research, Alzheimer’s Disease State Matching Grants, Health Professions Training, SCORE, Elder Justice Act

  • Consumer protection, food and drug safety, environment and energy policy

Education and the Workforce

  • Health Care Policy and Long-Term Care, Elder Justice Act, Older Americans Act, Senior Corps Programs, Experience Corps

Appropriations

  • Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education: Annual Appropriations for NIH, Alzheimer’s Research, State Demonstration Grants, Health Professions Training, Geriatrics Health Professions Programs, Older Americans Act
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: Annual Appropriations for Legal Services Corporation

Budget

  • Overall Spending Limits on Federal Programs