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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.Res. 1013

Introduced

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging.

Sponsor
DSeth Magaziner· Rhode Island
Introduced
January 21, 2026
Policy area
Congress
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.January 21, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1013 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1013

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a 
Permanent Select Committee on Aging.

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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

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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.''.
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