Full Committee Members and Jurisdiction
109th Congress
(updated September 11, 2006)
Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Chairman,
California
Republican
Members (27) |
Democrat
Members (22) |
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Thomas
E. Petri, Wisconsin
(Vice Chairman) |
George
Miller, California
(Ranking Minority Member) |
Michael
N. Castle, Delaware |
Dale
E. Kildee, Michigan |
Sam
Johnson, Texas |
Major
R. Owens, New York |
Mark E. Souder,
Indiana |
Donald
M. Payne, New Jersey |
Charlie
Norwood, Georgia |
Robert
E. Andrews, New Jersey |
Vernon
J. Ehlers, Michigan |
Robert C. Scott,
Virginia |
Judy
Biggert, Illinois |
Lynn
C. Woolsey, California |
Todd
Russell Platts, Pennsylvania |
Rubén
Hinojosa, Texas |
Patrick
J. Tiberi, Ohio |
Carolyn
McCarthy, New York |
Ric
Keller, Florida |
John
F. Tierney, Massachusetts |
Tom
Osborne, Nebraska |
Ron
Kind, Wisconsin |
Joe
Wilson, South Carolina |
Dennis
J. Kucinich, Ohio |
Jon
C. Porter, Nevada |
David
Wu, Oregon |
John
Kline, Minnesota |
Rush
D. Holt, New Jersey |
Marilyn
N. Musgrave, Colorado |
Susan
A. Davis, California |
Bob Inglis, South Carolina |
Betty
McCollum, Minnesota |
Cathy McMorris
Rodgers, Washington |
Danny
K. Davis, Illinois |
Kenny Marchant, Texas |
Raúl
M. Grijalva, Arizona |
Tom Price, Georgia |
Chris
Van Hollen, Maryland |
Luis
G. Fortuño, Puerto Rico |
Tim
Ryan, Ohio |
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana |
Timothy
H. Bishop, New York |
Charles W. Boustany, Jr.,
Louisiana |
(Vacancy) |
Virginia Foxx, North Carolina |
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Thelma D. Drake, Virginia |
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John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr.,
New York |
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(Vacancy) |
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Jurisdiction
of the Full Committee
The
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce is dedicated to
ensuring security and prosperity for American families in a changing
economy. The committee and its five subcommittees oversee education
and workforce programs impacting Americans at all stages, and from all
walks of life. In a changing economy driven by technology,
competition, and knowledge, the Education and the Workforce Committee is
at the forefront – pushing for constant improvement in education and
secure access to health care, retirement security, and training for
American workers.
Education.
The Committee on Education and the Workforce oversees federal programs and
initiatives dealing with education at all levels -- from preschool through
high school to higher education and continuing education. These
include:
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Elementary
and secondary education initiatives, including the No Child Left
Behind Act, school choice for low-income families, special
education (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), teacher
quality & teacher training, scientifically-based reading
instruction, and vocational and technical education;
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Higher
education programs (the Higher Education Act), to support college
access for low and middle-income students and help families pay for
college.
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Early
childhood & preschool education programs including Head Start;
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School
lunch and child nutrition programs;
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Financial
oversight of the U.S. Department of Education;
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Programs
and services for the care and treatment of at-risk youth, child abuse
prevention, and child adoption;
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Educational
research and improvement;
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Adult
education; and
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Anti-poverty
programs, including the Community Services Block Grant Act and the Low
Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Workforce.
The Committee on Education and the Workforce also holds jurisdiction over
workforce initiatives aimed at strengthening health care, job training,
and retirement security for workers and enhancing individual opportunity,
particularly in the emerging knowledge economy. Workforce priorities
in the jurisdiction of the Education and the Workforce Committee include:
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Pension
and retirement security for
U.S.
workers;
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Access
to quality health care for working families and other employee
benefits;
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Job
training, adult education, and workforce development initiatives,
including those under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), to help
local communities train and retrain workers;
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Continuing
the successful welfare reforms of 1996;
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Protecting
the democratic rights of individual union members;
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Worker
health and safety, including occupational safety and health;
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Providing
greater choices and flexibility (including “comp time” or family
time options) to working women and men;
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Equal
employment opportunity and civil rights in employment;
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Wages
and hours of labor, including the Fair Labor Standards Act;
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Workers’
compensation, and family and medical leave;
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All
matters dealing with relationships between employers and employees.
To
see the full jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and the Workforce,
please link to the
Rules Committee website here.
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