Public Policy & Action

• Federal Funding for Seniors Programs
• Older Americans Act
• Long-Term Services & Supports
• Health Care Reform
• Our Positions
• Advocacy Toolkit

Resources

For Professionals

• SNAP Food Benefits at Risk for Cuts
• 5 Key Facts Must Inform the Medicare Reform Debate
• SCSEP Targeted in Workforce Investment Act Proposal
• Senators to Voice their Support for OAA Reauthorization at Capitol Hill Briefing
• Missing from the Presidential Debate: Long-Term Care
• State Advocate Experiences and Engagement in Duals Integration

For Older Adults and Caregivers

• Long-Term Services & Supports: Candidate Survey
• Straight Talk for Seniors™

For Advocates

• SNAP Food Benefits at Risk for Cuts
• 5 Key Facts Must Inform the Medicare Reform Debate
• Preventing Funding Cuts for Healthy Aging Programs: What You Can Do to Help

Key Congressional Committees

Senate Special Committee on Aging

• Committee on Aging

Appropriations Committees

These committees have jurisdiction over the annual funding decisions for Older Americans Act (OAA) programs, falls prevention, Senior Corps, and other social services.

• House Appropriations Committee
• House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies
• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies

House Education & the Workforce Committee

This committee has jurisdiction over the OAA, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and workforce and job training issues, and shares jurisdiction over health care issues.

• Education & the Workforce Committee
• Subcommittee on Higher Education & Workforce Training (OAA jurisdiction)

Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee

This committee has jurisdiction over the OAA, LIHEAP, and workforce and job training issues, and shares jurisdiction over health care issues.

• HELP Committee
• HELP Subcommittee on Primary Health & Aging

House Energy & Commerce Committee

This committee shares jurisdiction over health care, including Medicare, and long-term services and supports.

• Energy & Commerce Committee
• Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health

House Ways & Means Committee

This committee shares jurisdiction over health care, including Medicare and Medicaid, and also oversees Social Security.

• Ways & Means Committee
• Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health
• Ways & Means Subcommittee on Social Security

Senate Finance Committee

This committee shares jurisdiction over health care, including Medicare, Medicaid, and long-term services and supports, and also oversees Social Security.

• Finance Committee
• Finance Subcommittee on Health Care and Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy

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older adults don't have to choose between paying for medicine or food.