The Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
Founded in 1999, the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease was established to advance research and public awareness of Alzheimer’s disease by bringing the disease to the forefront of the congressional agenda.
In the 115th Congress the bipartisan task force is led by House Co-Chairs Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) and Senate Co-Chairs Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA). The approximately 170 members of the Task Force and their influence have been instrumental in helping the more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease.
In the 115th Congress the bipartisan task force is led by House Co-Chairs Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ) and Senate Co-Chairs Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA). The approximately 170 members of the Task Force and their influence have been instrumental in helping the more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease.
The Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease, with the support of the Alzheimer’s Association, worked to unanimously pass the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (PL-111-375). The Task Force has also been instrumental in securing funding for research at the National Institutes of Health and raising awareness of this disease through congressional briefings and other events featuring award-winning researchers.
Current Membership
Title | Member | State/District |
---|---|---|
Rep. | Mike Rogers | AL03 |
Rep. | Mo Brooks | AL05 |
Sen. | John Boozman | AR |
Rep. | Raúl M. Grijalva | AZ03 |
Rep. | Kyrsten Sinema | AZ09 |
Sen. | Dianne Feinstein | CA |
Rep. | Jared Huffman | CA02 |
Rep. | John Garamendi | CA03 |
Rep. | Mike Thompson | CA05 |
Rep. | Doris Matsui | CA06 |
Rep. | Ami Bera | CA07 |
Rep. | Barbara Lee | CA13 |
Rep. | Eric Swalwell | CA15 |
Rep. | Jim Costa | CA16 |
Rep. | Ro Khanna | CA17 |
Rep. | Anna G. Eshoo | CA18 |
Rep. | Zoe Lofgren | CA19 |
Rep. | Salud Carbajal | CA24 |
Rep. | Julia Brownley | CA26 |
Rep. | Adam Schiff | CA28 |
Rep. | Tony Cárdenas | CA29 |
Rep. | Grace F. Napolitano | CA32 |
Rep. | Ted Lieu | CA33 |
Rep. | Raul Ruiz | CA36 |
Rep. | Linda Sánchez | CA38 |
Rep. | Lucille Roybal-Allard | CA40 |
Rep. | Mark Takano | CA41 |
Rep. | Ken Calvert | CA42 |
Rep. | Maxine Waters | CA43 |
Rep. | Nanette Diaz Barragan | CA44 |
Rep. | Mimi Walters | CA45 |
Rep. | Alan Lowenthal | CA47 |
Rep. | Duncan Hunter | CA50 |
Rep. | Scott Peters | CA52 |
Rep. | Susan A. Davis | CA53 |
Sen. | Michael Bennet | CO |
Rep. | Jared Polis | CO02 |
Rep. | Doug Lamborn | CO05 |
Rep. | Mike Coffman | CO06 |
Rep. | Ed Perlmutter | CO07 |
Sen. | Richard Blumenthal | CT |
Rep. | John B. Larson | CT01 |
Rep. | Rosa DeLauro | CT03 |
Rep. | Jim Himes | CT04 |
Rep. | Eleanor Holmes Norton | DC |
Rep. | Al Lawson Jr. | FL05 |
Rep. | Gus Bilirakis | FL12 |
Rep. | Charlie Crist | FL13 |
Rep. | Tom Rooney | FL17 |
Rep. | Alcee L. Hastings | FL20 |
Rep. | Lois Frankel | FL21 |
Rep. | Ted Deutch | FL22 |
Rep. | Carlos Curbelo | FL26 |
Rep. | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | FL27 |
Rep. | John Lewis | GA05 |
Rep. | Rick Allen | GA12 |
Rep. | David Scott | GA13 |
Rep. | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | GU |
Rep. | Colleen Hanabusa | HI01 |
Rep. | Dave Loebsack | IA02 |
Sen. | Dick Durbin | IL |
Rep. | Luis V. Gutiérrez | IL04 |
Rep. | Mike Quigley | IL05 |
Rep. | Peter Roskam | IL06 |
Rep. | Danny K. Davis | IL07 |
Rep. | Jan Schakowsky | IL09 |
Rep. | Brad Schneider | IL10 |
Rep. | Bill Foster | IL11 |
Rep. | Adam Kinzinger | IL16 |
Rep. | Cheri Bustos | IL17 |
Rep. | Pete Visclosky | IN01 |
Rep. | Luke Messer | IN06 |
Rep. | André Carson | IN07 |
Sen. | Jerry Moran | KS |
Rep. | Lynn Jenkins | KS02 |
Rep. | James Comer | KY01 |
Rep. | Brett Guthrie | KY02 |
Rep. | John Yarmuth | KY03 |
Rep. | Andy Barr | KY06 |
Sen. | Ed Markey | MA |
Rep. | Richard Neal | MA01 |
Rep. | Jim McGovern | MA02 |
Rep. | Niki Tsongas | MA03 |
Rep. | Joseph Kennedy III | MA04 |
Rep. | Katherine Clark | MA05 |
Rep. | Seth Moulton | MA06 |
Rep. | Michael E. Capuano | MA07 |
Rep. | Stephen Lynch | MA08 |
Rep. | Bill Keating | MA09 |
Rep. | C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger | MD02 |
Rep. | Elijah E. Cummings | MD07 |
Sen. | Susan Collins | ME |
Sen. | Debbie Stabenow | MI |
Rep. | Dan Kildee | MI05 |
Rep. | Fred Upton | MI06 |
Rep. | Sandy Levin | MI09 |
Sen. | Amy Klobuchar | MN |
Rep. | Erik Paulsen | MN03 |
Rep. | Betty McCollum | MN04 |
Rep. | Collin C. Peterson | MN07 |
Rep. | Vicky Hartzler | MO04 |
Sen. | Roger Wicker | MS |
Sen. | Thad Cochran | MS |
Sen. | Thom Tillis | NC |
Rep. | G. K. Butterfield | NC01 |
Rep. | David E. Price | NC04 |
Rep. | Jeff Fortenberry | NE01 |
Rep. | Carol Shea-Porter | NH01 |
Rep. | Ann McLane Kuster | NH02 |
Sen. | Bob Menendez | NJ |
Rep. | Frank LoBiondo | NJ02 |
Rep. | Tom MacArthur | NJ03 |
Rep. | Chris Smith | NJ04 |
Rep. | Leonard Lance | NJ07 |
Rep. | Bill Pascrell | NJ09 |
Rep. | Ben Ray Luján | NM03 |
Rep. | Jacky Rosen | NV03 |
Sen. | Charles E. Schumer | NY |
Sen. | Kirsten Gillibrand | NY |
Rep. | Pete King | NY02 |
Rep. | Tom Suozzi | NY03 |
Rep. | Kathleen Rice | NY04 |
Rep. | Carolyn B. Maloney | NY12 |
Rep. | Joseph Crowley | NY14 |
Rep. | José E. Serrano | NY15 |
Rep. | Eliot L. Engel | NY16 |
Rep. | Nita Lowey | NY17 |
Rep. | Paul Tonko | NY20 |
Rep. | Tom Reed | NY23 |
Rep. | Louise M. Slaughter | NY25 |
Rep. | Brian Higgins | NY26 |
Sen. | Sherrod Brown | OH |
Rep. | Marcy Kaptur | OH09 |
Rep. | Marcia L. Fudge | OH11 |
Rep. | Dave Joyce | OH14 |
Rep. | Steve Stivers | OH15 |
Rep. | Jim Bridenstine | OK01 |
Rep. | Markwayne Mullin | OK02 |
Rep. | Frank D. Lucas | OK03 |
Rep. | Tom Cole | OK04 |
Sen. | Ron Wyden | OR |
Rep. | Suzanne Bonamici | OR01 |
Rep. | Greg Walden | OR02 |
Rep. | Peter DeFazio | OR04 |
Sen. | Pat Toomey | PA |
Rep. | Scott Perry | PA04 |
Rep. | Ryan Costello | PA06 |
Rep. | Brian Fitzpatrick | PA08 |
Rep. | Brendan Boyle | PA13 |
Rep. | Mike Doyle | PA14 |
Rep. | Jim Langevin | RI02 |
Sen. | Tim Scott | SC |
Rep. | Joe Wilson | SC02 |
Rep. | John J. Duncan, Jr. | TN02 |
Rep. | Mike Conaway | TX11 |
Rep. | Beto O'Rourke | TX16 |
Rep. | Sheila Jackson Lee | TX18 |
Rep. | Kenny Marchant | TX24 |
Rep. | Michael C. Burgess | TX26 |
Rep. | Gene Green | TX29 |
Rep. | Pete Sessions | TX32 |
Rep. | Lloyd Doggett | TX35 |
Rep. | Brian Babin | TX36 |
Sen. | Orrin Hatch | UT |
Sen. | Mark Warner | VA |
Rep. | Bob Goodlatte | VA06 |
Rep. | Don Beyer | VA08 |
Rep. | Barbara Comstock | VA10 |
Rep. | Gerry Connolly | VA11 |
Sen. | Bernie Sanders | VT |
Sen. | Patrick Leahy | VT |
Rep. | Peter Welch | VT-At Large |
Sen. | Maria Cantwell | WA |
Sen. | Patty Murray | WA |
Rep. | Suzan DelBene | WA01 |
Rep. | Rick Larsen | WA02 |
Rep. | Derek Kilmer | WA06 |
Rep. | Adam Smith | WA09 |
Sen. | Shelley Moore Capito | WV |
Rep. | Ron Kind | WI03 |
Rep. | Gwen Moore | WI04 |