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United States House Committee on Education and Workforce

Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives

Summary

Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives

Field	Value
name	United States House Committee on Education and Workforce
type	standing
chamber	house
congress	119th
image	Edworkforce2.png
image_size	250
caption	Committee logo from 2023–2025
formed	March 21, 1867
former_names
chair	Tim Walberg
chair_party	R
chair_since	January 3, 2025
ranking_member	Bobby Scott
rm_party	D
rm_since	January 3, 2023
seats	45 members
majority1	R
majority1_seats	25
minority1	D
minority1_seats	20
website	(Republican)
(Democratic)
senate_counterpart	United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

(Democratic) The United States House Committee on Education and Workforce (also known as Committee on Education and the 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. 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. 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. 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.

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

Majority	Minority

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (R), (D), (Moylan), (Fine), (Ansari), (Grijalva)

Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education	Kevin Kiley (R-CA)	Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions	Rick Allen (R-GA)	Mark Desaulnier (D-CA)
Higher Education and Workforce Development	Burgess Owens (R-UT)	Alma Adams (D-NC)
Workforce Protections	Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)	Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

Leadership

The committee keeps a record of party leadership for all its predecessors, including the ranking minority members.

Committee on Education and Labor (1867–1883)

Party	State	Start	End
Republican	IL	1867	1860
Republican	OH	1869
Republican	TN	1869	1871
Republican	MS	1871	1873
Republican	OH	1873	1875
Democratic	VA	1875	1877
Democratic	VA	1877	1881
Republican	OH	1881	1882
Republican	IL	1882	1883

Committee on Education (1883–1947)

Party	State	Start	End
Democratic	SC	1883	1887
Democratic	GA	1887	1889
Republican	MI	1889	1891
Democratic	IA	1891	1892
Democratic	PA	1892
Democratic	TN	1892	1895
Republican	PA	1895	1903
Republican	NY	1903	1909
Republican	PA	1909	1911
Democratic	SC	1911	1913
Democratic	GA	1913	1917
Democratic	FL	1917	1919
Republican	OH	1919	1923
Republican	MA	1923	1925
Republican	NY	1925	1931
Democratic	MA	1931	1935
Democratic	MD	1935	1937
Democratic	IN	1937	1943
Democratic	NC	1943	1947

Party	State	Start	End
Democrat	MO	1889	1903
Democratic	MO	1903	1905
Democratic	NC	1905	1907
Democratic	SC	1907	1911
Republican	PA	1911	1915
Republican	KY	1915	1919
Democratic	FL	1919	1921
Democratic	AL	1921	1923
Democratic	MS	1923	1929
Democratic	NY	1929	1931
Republican	NY	1931	1933
Republican	NY	1933	1935
Republican	CA	1935	1937
Republican	MI	1937	1947

Committee on Labor (1883–1947)

Party	State	Start	End
Democratic	PA	1883	1885
Democratic	MO	1885	1889
Republican	MO	1889	1891
Democratic	MO	1891	1893
Democratic	IL	1893	1895
Republican	PA	1895	1897
Republican	NJ	1897	1911
Democratic	PA	1911	1913
Democratic	MD	1913	1917
Democratic	NY	1917	1919
Republican	MI	1919	1921
Republican	CA	1921	1922
Republican	MD	1922	1925
Republican	IA	1925	1930
Republican	CA	1930	1931
Democratic	MA	1931	1937
Democratic	NJ	1937	1947

Party	State	Start	End
Democratic	SC	1889	1903
Democratic	IL	1903	1905
Democratic	NY	1905	1907
Democratic	IL	1907	1911
Republican	NJ	1911	1913
Republican	MI	1913	1919
Democratic	NY	1919	1921
Democratic	TX	1921	1923
Democratic	GA	1923	1927
Democratic	MA	1927	1931
Republican	CA	1931	1947

Committee on Education and Labor (1947–1995)

Party	State	Start	End
Republican	NJ	1947	1949
Democratic	MI	1949	1950
Democratic	NC	1950	1953
Republican	PA	1953	1955
Democratic	NC	1955	1961
Democratic	NY	1961	1967
Democratic	KY	1967	1984
Democratic	CA	1984	1991
Democratic	MI	1991	1995

Party	State	Start	End
Democratic	MI	1947	1949
Republican	PA	1949	1953
Democratic	NC	1953	1955
Republican	PA	1955	1957
Republican	NY	1957	1959
Republican	PA	1959	1963
Republican	NJ	1963	1965
Republican	OH	1965	1971
Republican	MN	1971	1979
Republican	OH	1979	1982
Republican	IL	1982	1985
Republican	VT	1985	1989
Republican	PA	1989	1995

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (1995–1997)

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Republican	PA	1995	1997

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Democratic	MO	1995	1997

Committee on Education and the Workforce (1997–2007)

Party	State	Start	End
Republican	PA	1997	2001
Republican	OH	2001	2006
Republican	CA	2006	2007

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Democratic	MO	1997	2001
	Democratic	CA	2001	2007

Committee on Education and Labor (2007–2011)

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Democratic	CA	2007	2011

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Republican	CA	2007	2009
	Republican	MI	2009	2011

Committee on Education and the Workforce (2011–2019)

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Republican	MN	2011	2017
	Republican	NC	2017	2019

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Democratic	CA	2011	2015
	Democratic	VA	2015	2019

Committee on Education and Labor (2019–2023)

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Democratic	VA	2019	2023

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Republican	NC	2019	2023

Committee on Education and the Workforce (2023–2025)

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Republican	NC	2023	2025

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Democratic	VA	2023	2025

Committee on Education and Workforce (2025–present)

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Republican	MI	2025	present

Name	Party	State	Start	End
	Democratic	VA	2025	present

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority

Sources: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D), (R)

116th Congress

Majority	Minority

Sources: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D), (R), (R), (R)

;Subcommittees :

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Civil Rights and Human Services	Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)	James Comer (R-KY)
Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education	Gregorio Sablan (I-MP)	Rick W. Allen (R-GA)
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions	Frederica Wilson (D-FL)	Tim Walberg (R-MI)
Higher Education and Workforce Investment	Susan Davis (D-CA)	Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
Workforce Protections	Alma Adams (D-NC)	Bradley Byrne (R-AL)

117th Congress

Majority	Minority

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (removing Rep. Greene), (D), (D), (R), (D), (R), (D)

;Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Civil Rights and Human Services	Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)	Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education	Gregorio Sablan (I-MP)	Burgess Owens (R-UT)
Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions	Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)	Rick W. Allen (R-GA)
Higher Education and Workforce Investment	Frederica Wilson (D-FL)	Greg Murphy (R-NC)
Workforce Protections	Alma Adams (D-NC)	Fred Keller (R-PA)

118th Congress

Majority	Minority

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (R), (D)

;Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education	Aaron Bean (R-FL)	Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions	Bob Good (R-VA)	Mark Desaulnier (D-CA)
Higher Education and Workforce Investment	Burgess Owens (R-UT)	Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
Workforce Protections	Kevin Kiley (R-CA)	Alma Adams (D-NC)

References

[https://www.archives.gov/legislative/guide/house/chapter-09.html Chapter 9. Records of the Committees on Education and Labor], ''Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789-1989'' (Record Group 233), [[National Archives and Records Administration]]
[https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/12/24/republicans-labor-to-avoid-labor/ Wall Street Journal: Republicans Labor to Avoid ‘Labor’]
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/there-are-new-house-rules-under-gop-leadership-heres-a-short-guide PBS: There are new House rules under GOP leadership. Here’s a short guide]
(January 14, 2025). "Chairman Walberg Announces Subcommittee Assignments". Committee on Education and Workforce.
(January 14, 2025). "Ranking Member Scott Welcomes Democratic Committee Members for the 119th Congress". Education and Workforce Committee Democrats.
https://democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/about/history
Sablan is an Independent, but caucuses with the Democrats.
Sablan is an Independent, but caucuses with the Democrats.
"Members, Subcommittees & Jurisdictions". Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives.
"Chairman Scott Statement Announces New Subcommittee and Vice Chairs". Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives.
(2023-01-31). "Education And The Workforce Committee Adopts Rules And Oversight Plan For 118th Congress".
"NEW: 118th Congress Democratic Committee Assignments {{!}} Education & The Workforce Committee Democrats".

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