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The Committee on Education and Workforce is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. There are 45 members of this committee. Since 2025, the chair of the Education and Workforce committee is Republican Tim Walberg of Michigan.
History of the committee
Attempts were made to create a congressional committee on education and labor starting with the early congresses but issues over Congress's constitutional ability to oversee such issues delayed the committee's formation. Finally, on March 21, 1867, the Committee on Education and Labor was founded following the end of the Civil War and during the rapid industrialization of America. On December 19, 1883, the committee was divided into two, the Committee on Education and the Committee on Labor. The committees again merged on January 2, 1947, after the passage of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, becoming the Committee on Education and Labor again.
Name changes
On January 4, 1995, when the Republicans took over the House, the committee was renamed the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. It was renamed again as the Committee on Education and the Workforce two years later on January 7, 1997. On January 4, 2007, with the Democrats once again in the majority, the committee's name was changed back to Committee on Education and Labor.[1] After Republicans recaptured the House majority in the 2010 elections, they returned to the name, Committee on Education and the Workforce, effective with the opening of the 112th Congress in 2011.[2] After Democrats recaptured the House majority in the 2018 elections, they similarly returned to the previous name, Committee on Education and Labor, effective with the opening of the 116th Congress in 2019.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
With the passing of the new House Rules associated to the Speaker negotiations in January of 2023, the 118th Congress renamed the committee as the Committee on Education and the Workforce again.[3]
Jurisdiction
Education policy
- Elementary and secondary education initiatives including the Every Student Succeeds Act, school choice for low-income families, special education (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), and teacher quality and education
- Postsecondary education programs, including the Higher Education Act, which supports college access for low- and middle-income students and helps families pay for college;
- Workforce development and skills development activities and adult education, and workforce development initiatives, including those under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which help local communities reskill and upskill workers;
- Early childhood care and preschool education programs, including Head Start and the Child Care and Development Block Grant;
- Career and technical education programs;
- School lunch and child nutrition programs;
- Programs for the care and treatment of at-risk youth, child abuse prevention, and adoption;
- Programs for older Americans;
- Educational research and improvement;
- Work requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and other federal programs;
- Adolescent development programs, including but not limited to those providing for the care and treatment of certain at-risk youth, including the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and
- Anti-poverty programs, including the Community Services Block Grant Act and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Workforce policy
- Pensions, health care, and other employer-sponsored benefits covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA);
- Application of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to collective bargaining and union representation;
- Occupational safety and health and mine safety;
- Unpaid, job-protected leave as outlined in the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), as well as "comp time" or family friendly work schedules;
- Equal employment opportunity and civil rights in employment, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA);
- Various temporary worker programs under the Immigration and Nationality Act;
- Wage and hour requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA);
- Prevailing wage requirements for federal contractors under the Davis-Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act;
- Workers' compensation for federal employees, energy employees, longshore and harbor employees, and individuals affected by black lung disease; and
- Matters dealing with employer and employee relations, as well as union transparency (the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act).
Members, 119th Congress
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Minority
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- Tim Walberg, Michigan, Chair
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina
- Virginia Foxx, North Carolina
- Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
- Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin
- Elise Stefanik, New York
- Rick Allen, Georgia
- James Comer, Kentucky
- Burgess Owens, Utah, Vice Chair[4]
- Lisa McClain, Michigan
- Mary Miller, Illinois
- Julia Letlow, Louisiana
- Kevin Kiley, California
- Erin Houchin, Indiana
- Michael Rulli, Ohio
- James Moylan, Guam (from February 5, 2025)
- Bob Onder, Missouri
- Ryan Mackenzie, Pennsylvania
- Michael Baumgartner, Washington
- Mark Harris, North Carolina
- Mark Messmer, Indiana
- Randy Fine, Florida (from April 8, 2025)
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- Bobby Scott, Virginia, Ranking Member
- Raúl Grijalva, Arizona (until March 13, 2025)
- Joe Courtney, Connecticut
- Frederica Wilson, Florida
- Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon
- Mark Takano, California
- Alma Adams, North Carolina
- Mark DeSaulnier, California
- Donald Norcross, New Jersey
- Lucy McBath, Georgia
- Jahana Hayes, Connecticut
- Ilhan Omar, Minnesota
- Haley Stevens, Michigan
- Greg Casar, Texas, Vice Ranking Member[5]
- Summer Lee, Pennsylvania
- John Mannion, New York
- Yassamin Ansari, Arizona (from May 20, 2025)
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Subcommittees
Chairs
- Committee on Education and Labor (1867–1883)
- Committee on Education and Committee on Labor (1883–1947)
- Committee on Education and Labor (1947–1995)
- Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (1995–1997)
- Committee on Education and the Workforce (1997–2007)
- Committee on Education and Labor (2007–2011)
| Chair |
Party |
State |
Start of service |
End of service
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| George Miller |
Democratic |
CA |
2007 |
2011
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- Committee on Education and the Workforce (2011–2019)
| Chair |
Party |
State |
Start of service |
End of service
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| John Kline |
Republican |
MN |
2011 |
2017
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| Virginia Foxx |
Republican |
NC |
2017 |
2019
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- Committee on Education and Labor (2019–2023)
| Chair |
Party |
State |
Start of service |
End of service
|
| Bobby Scott |
Democratic |
VA |
2019 |
2023
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- Committee on Education and the Workforce (2023–2025)
| Chair |
Party |
State |
Start of service |
End of service
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| Virginia Foxx |
Republican |
NC |
2023 |
2025
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- Committee on Education and Workforce (2025–present)
| Chair |
Party |
State |
Start of service |
End of service
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| Tim Walberg |
Republican |
MI |
2025 |
present
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Historical membership rosters
115th Congress
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Minority
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- Virginia Foxx, North Carolina, Chair
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina, Vice Chair
- Duncan D. Hunter, California
- Phil Roe, Tennessee
- Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
- Tim Walberg, Michigan
- Brett Guthrie, Kentucky
- Todd Rokita, Indiana
- Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania
- Luke Messer, Indiana
- Bradley Byrne, Alabama
- Dave Brat, Virginia
- Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin
- Elise Stefanik, New York
- Rick W. Allen, Georgia
- Jason Lewis, Minnesota
- Francis Rooney, Florida
- Paul Mitchell, Michigan
- Tom Garrett, Virginia
- Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania
- Drew Ferguson, Georgia
- Ron Estes, Kansas
- Karen Handel, Georgia
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- Bobby Scott, Virginia, Ranking Member
- Susan Davis, California
- Raúl Grijalva, Arizona
- Joe Courtney, Connecticut
- Marcia Fudge, Ohio
- Jared Polis, Colorado
- Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands[6]
- Frederica Wilson, Florida
- Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon, Vice Ranking Member
- Mark Takano, California
- Alma Adams, North Carolina
- Mark DeSaulnier, California
- Donald Norcross, New Jersey
- Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware
- Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois
- Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire
- Adriano Espaillat, New York
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116th Congress
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Minority
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- Bobby Scott, Virginia, Chair
- Susan Davis, California
- Raúl Grijalva, Arizona
- Joe Courtney, Connecticut
- Marcia Fudge, Ohio
- Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands[7]
- Frederica Wilson, Florida
- Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon
- Mark Takano, California
- Alma Adams, North Carolina
- Mark DeSaulnier, California
- Donald Norcross, New Jersey
- Pramila Jayapal, Washington
- Joseph Morelle, New York
- Susan Wild, Pennsylvania
- Josh Harder, California
- Lucy McBath, Georgia
- Kim Schrier, Washington
- Lauren Underwood, Illinois
- Jahana Hayes, Connecticut
- Donna Shalala, Florida
- Andy Levin, Michigan, Vice Chair
- Ilhan Omar, Minnesota
- David Trone, Maryland
- Haley Stevens, Michigan
- Susie Lee, Nevada
- Joaquin Castro, Texas
- Lori Trahan, Massachusetts
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- Virginia Foxx, North Carolina, Ranking Member
- Phil Roe, Tennessee
- Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
- Tim Walberg, Michigan
- Brett Guthrie, Kentucky
- Bradley Byrne, Alabama
- Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin
- Elise Stefanik, New York
- Rick W. Allen, Georgia
- Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania
- Jim Banks, Indiana
- Mark Walker, North Carolina
- James Comer, Kentucky
- Ben Cline, Virginia
- Russ Fulcher, Idaho
- Van Taylor, Texas
- Steve Watkins, Kansas
- Ron Wright, Texas
- Dan Meuser, Pennsylvania
- Dusty Johnson, South Dakota
- Fred Keller, Pennsylvania (since July 10, 2019)
- Greg Murphy, North Carolina (since September 26, 2019)
- Jeff Van Drew, New Jersey (since January 16, 2020)
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117th Congress
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Minority
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- Bobby Scott, Virginia, Chair
- Raúl Grijalva, Arizona
- Joe Courtney, Connecticut
- Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands
- Frederica Wilson, Florida
- Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon
- Mark Takano, California
- Alma Adams, North Carolina
- Mark DeSaulnier, California
- Donald Norcross, New Jersey
- Pramila Jayapal, Washington
- Joseph Morelle, New York
- Susan Wild, Pennsylvania
- Lucy McBath, Georgia
- Jahana Hayes, Connecticut
- Andy Levin, Michigan
- Ilhan Omar, Minnesota
- Haley Stevens, Michigan
- Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico
- Mondaire Jones, New York
- Kathy Manning, North Carolina
- Frank J. Mrvan, Indiana
- Jamaal Bowman, New York, Vice Chair
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida (since February 2, 2022)
- Mary Peltola, Alaska (since September 29, 2022)
- Mark Pocan, Wisconsin
- Joaquin Castro, Texas
- Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey
- John Yarmuth, Kentucky
- Adriano Espaillat, New York
- Kweisi Mfume, Maryland (since February 11, 2021)
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- Virginia Foxx, North Carolina, Ranking Member
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina
- Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
- Tim Walberg, Michigan
- Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin
- Elise Stefanik, New York
- Rick W. Allen, Georgia
- Jim Banks, Indiana
- James Comer, Kentucky
- Russ Fulcher, Idaho
- Ron Wright, Texas (until February 7, 2021)
- Fred Keller, Pennsylvania
- Greg Murphy, North Carolina
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa
- Michelle Steel, California
- Burgess Owens, Utah
- Bob Good, Virginia
- Lisa McClain, Michigan
- Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia (until February 4, 2021)
- Diana Harshbarger, Tennessee
- Mary Miller, Illinois
- Victoria Spartz, Indiana
- Scott L. Fitzgerald, Wisconsin
- Madison Cawthorn, North Carolina
- Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota
- Brad Finstad, Minnesota (since September 13, 2022)
- Joe Sempolinski, New York (since September 13, 2022)
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- Subcommittees
118th Congress
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Minority
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- Virginia Foxx, North Carolina, Chair
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina
- Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
- Tim Walberg, Michigan
- Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin
- Elise Stefanik, New York
- Rick Allen, Georgia
- Jim Banks, Indiana
- James Comer, Kentucky
- Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania
- Burgess Owens, Utah
- Bob Good, Virginia
- Lisa McClain, Michigan
- Mary Miller, Illinois
- Michelle Steel, California
- Ron Estes, Kansas
- Julia Letlow, Louisiana
- Kevin Kiley, California
- Aaron Bean, Florida
- Eric Burlison, Missouri
- Nathaniel Moran, Texas
- John James, Michigan
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Oregon
- Brandon Williams, New York
- Erin Houchin, Indiana
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- Bobby Scott, Virginia, Ranking Member
- Raúl Grijalva, Arizona
- Joe Courtney, Connecticut
- Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands
- Frederica Wilson, Florida
- Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon
- Mark Takano, California
- Alma Adams, North Carolina
- Mark DeSaulnier, California
- Donald Norcross, New Jersey
- Pramila Jayapal, Washington
- Susan Wild, Pennsylvania
- Lucy McBath, Georgia
- Jahana Hayes, Connecticut
- Ilhan Omar, Minnesota
- Haley Stevens, Michigan
- Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico
- Kathy Manning, North Carolina
- Frank J. Mrvan, Indiana
- Jamaal Bowman, New York
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- Subcommittees
See also
References
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External links
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