United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) generally considers matters relating to these issues. Its jurisdiction extends beyond these issues to include several more specific areas, as defined by Senate rules.

Jurisdictional areas

Members, 114th Congress

Majority Minority

Source:

Subcommittees

Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member
Children and Families Rand Paul (R-KY) Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)
Employment and Workplace Safety Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Al Franken (D-MN)
Primary Health and Retirement Security Mike Enzi (R-WY) Bernie Sanders (I-VT)[1]

Historical members

Members, 110th Congress

Majority
Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts, Chairman
Chris Dodd, Connecticut, Vice Chairman
Tom Harkin, Iowa
Barbara Mikulski, Maryland
Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico
Patty Murray, Washington
Jack Reed, Rhode Island
Hillary Clinton, New York
Bernie Sanders, Vermont[1]
Sherrod Brown, Ohio
Barack Obama, Illinois, until November 2008
Minority
Mike Enzi, Wyoming, Ranking Minority Member
Judd Gregg, New Hampshire
Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
Richard Burr, North Carolina
Johnny Isakson, Georgia
Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
Orrin Hatch, Utah
Pat Roberts, Kansas
Wayne Allard, Colorado
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma
Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Children and Families Chris Dodd (D-CT) Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety Patty Murray (D-WA) Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Richard Burr (R-NC)

Members, 111th Congress

The Committee was chaired by Democrat Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts until his death on August 25, 2009. Under seniority rules, Acting Chairman Christopher Dodd was next in line, but chose instead to remain chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.[2] Tom Harkin, next in line for seniority, assumed the chairmanship on September 9, 2009, vacating his post as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.[3]

Majority Minority

Source: 2010 Congressional Record, Vol. 156, Page S6226 ,

Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Children and Families Chris Dodd (D-CT) Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety Patty Murray (D-WA) Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Richard Burr (R-NC)

Members, 112th Congress

The chairman of the committee is Democrat Tom Harkin of Iowa, and the Ranking Member is Republican Mike Enzi of Wyoming.

Majority Minority

Source: 2011 Congressional Record, Vol. 157, Page S557

Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Children and Families Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Richard Burr (R-NC)
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety Patty Murray (D-WA) Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging Bernie Sanders (I-VT)[1] Rand Paul (R-KY)

Members, 113th Congress

Majority Minority

Source: 2013 Congressional Record, Vol. 159, Page S296 to 297

Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member
Children and Families Kay Hagan (D-NC) Michael Enzi (R-WY)
Employment and Workplace Safety Bob Casey (D-PA) Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Primary Health and Aging Bernie Sanders (I-VT)[1] Richard Burr (R-NC)

Defunct subcommittees

The committee has had other subcommittees in the past, such as:

Chairmen

Education 1869–1870

Education and Labor, 1870 – 1947

Labor and Public Welfare, 1947–1977

Human Resources, 1977–1979

Labor and Human Resources, 1979–1999

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 1999–present

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with the Democrats and counts as a Democrat for the purposes of committee assignments.
  2. Paul Kane, Ben Pershing. "Dodd Decides Against Taking Over Senate Health Committee". Washington Post.
  3. "Life after Ted Kennedy: all eyes on Chris Dodd - politico.com". Retrieved February 19, 2010.

External links

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