HRES 1013
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging.
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Bill overview
This resolution changes the rules of the House of Representatives to create a Permanent Select Committee on Aging. This committee will not have the power to create laws, but it will focus on studying issues affecting older Americans, such as income, healthcare, and long-term care. The committee’s goal is to recommend policies and coordinate programs to support the needs of older adults and encourage their participation in society.
Key provisions
- Establishes a Permanent Select Committee on Aging.
- The committee will conduct a continuing study of issues affecting older Americans.
- It will study ways to encourage programs and policies to assist older adults.
- The committee will develop policies to coordinate governmental and private programs related to aging.
- It will review recommendations from the President and the White House Conference on Aging.
Who is affected
- Older Americans
- Government agencies
- Private organizations involved in elder care
- Policymakers
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Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Norton
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
H. RES. 1013
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging.
That rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
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;
to develop policies that would encourage the coordination of both governmental and private programs designed to deal with problems of aging; and
to review any recommendations made by the President or by the White House Conference on aging relation to programs or policies affecting older Americans.