[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1029 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1029
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
February 23, 2024
Mr. Magaziner (for himself, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Moore of
Wisconsin, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Norton, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Lois
Frankel of Florida, Mr. Takano, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Amo, Ms.
Matsui, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Bonamici, and Ms.
Pingree) 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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