This resolution changes the House Rules to create a Permanent Select Committee on Aging. The new committee would not have legislative jurisdiction, meaning it cannot write laws. The committee’s duties would include: studying problems facing older Americans such as income maintenance, poverty, housing, health and long-term care; looking for ways to encourage public and private programs that help older people take part in national life; developing policies to improve coordination of government and private programs that serve older people; and reviewing recommendations from the President or the White House Conference on Aging.
If passed, the House would have a standing committee focused on aging issues. The committee would research and review problems and make recommendations, but it would not directly create or change laws. It could influence future proposals and public attention to matters like health care, housing, and long-term care for older adults. The resolution is currently referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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The resolution’s text says the committee would provide a continuing, comprehensive study of older Americans’ problems and encourage development and coordination of programs and policies to help them. Supporters would view the committee as a way to focus attention, collect information, and offer coordinated recommendations on aging-related issues.
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