SenateSPAG

Senate Special Committee on Aging

The Senate Special Committee on Aging conducts a continuing study of issues related to older Americans such as health, income, lifestyle, and more. The committee reports its findings back to the Senate at least once a year. No bills are referred to this committee and the committee has no legislative jurisdiction.

13 members11 hearingsOfficial Website

Leadership

Rick Scott

ChairmanRepublicanFL

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Ranking MemberDemocraticNY

Industry Funding Concentration

PAC funding by industry vs. Senate average

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$1.1M classified PAC funding11 members with finance data14 industries above 1.5x Senate average

Steel & Metals

MFG · $5K from 1 member

6.9x

Very High

Committee avg: $455/memberSenate avg: $66/member

Tobacco

AGR · $10K from 2 members

6.9x

Very High

Committee avg: $909/memberSenate avg: $132/member

Home Building

CON · $5K from 1 member

6.9x

Very High

Committee avg: $455/memberSenate avg: $66/member

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

COM · $5K from 1 member

6.9x

Very High

Committee avg: $455/memberSenate avg: $66/member

Higher Education

EDU · $8K from 1 member

3.0x

High

Committee avg: $682/memberSenate avg: $230/member

Industrial & Manufacturing Unions

LAB · $30K from 2 members

3.0x

High

Committee avg: $3K/memberSenate avg: $921/member

Transportation Unions

LAB · $40K from 5 members

2.6x

High

Committee avg: $4K/memberSenate avg: $1K/member

General Manufacturing

MFG · $20K from 3 members

2.5x

High

Committee avg: $2K/memberSenate avg: $717/member

Food Processing & Sales

AGR · $55K from 5 members

2.4x

High

Committee avg: $5K/memberSenate avg: $2K/member

Crop Production & Farm Services

AGR · $45K from 2 members

2.4x

High

Committee avg: $4K/memberSenate avg: $2K/member

Members

Majority (6)

David McCormick

PA

James C. Justice

WV

Tommy Tuberville

AL

WI

FL

Hearing Activity

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Open Hearing

Hearings to examine preventing falls and preserving independence, focusing on technology, community programs, and innovation in senior safety.

May 20, 2026

Open Hearing

Hearings to examine supporting families in the sandwich generation.

May 13, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine empowering seniors through financial literacy, focusing on tools to protect savings, prevent fraud, and promote independence.

April 15, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine seniors and the workforce.

March 25, 2026

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain), Congress.gov Committee Meeting API, FEC campaign finance data

OH

Minority (5)

Elizabeth Warren

MA

AZ

Raphael G. Warnock

GA

NJ

Angela D. Alsobrooks

MD

Meeting

Hearings to examine foreign dependence, focusing on China and America's drug supply.

March 11, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine FDA bureaucracy, focusing on regulator to roadblock.

February 26, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine how Washington's rules drove physicians out of medicine.

February 11, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine truth in drug labeling.

January 29, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine made in China and paid by seniors, focusing on stopping the surge of international scams.

January 14, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impact of seniors in today's economy.

December 10, 2025

Meeting

Hearings to examine aging and the impact of community during the holidays.

December 3, 2025