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The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) generally considers matters relating to these issues. Its jurisdiction also extends beyond these issues to include several more specific areas, as defined by Senate rules.
| Standing committee | |
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Active United States Senate 119th Congress | |
| History | |
| Formed | January 28, 1869 |
| Leadership | |
| Chair | Bill Cassidy (R) Since January 3, 2025 |
| Ranking member | Bernie Sanders (I) Since January 3, 2025 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 21 |
| Political parties | Majority (11)
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| Jurisdiction | |
| Oversight authority | Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor |
| House counterpart | House Committee on Education and Labor |
| Meeting place | |
| 428 Senate Dirksen Office Building, Washington, D.C. | |
| Website | |
| help | |
| Rules | |
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History
While it is currently known as the HELP Committee, the committee was originally founded on January 28, 1869, as the Committee on Education. Its name was changed to the Committee on Education and Labor on February 14, 1870, when petitions relating to labor were added to its jurisdiction from the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The committee’s jurisdiction at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries focused largely on issues relating to federal employees’ working conditions and federal education aid. Prominent action considered by the committee in the 1910s and 1920s included the creation of a national minimum wage, the establishments of a Department of Labor, a Department of Education, and a Children’s Bureau. During the 1930s, the committee took action on the National Labor Relations Act, the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act of 1936 and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
In 1944, the jurisdiction of the Public Health Service was transferred from the Commerce Committee to the Committee on Education and Labor, adding issues relating to public health matters to its jurisdiction. The committee's name was changed during the 80th Congress to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare as part of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 79-601). The act further expanded the committee's oversight to include the rehabilitation, health, and education of veterans. Mine safety was also added to the committee’s jurisdiction in 1949.
During the Administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, the committee took the lead in shaping legislation as part of Johnson's War on Poverty, resulting in the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Through the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-510), certain issues pertaining to veterans were transferred to the newly created Committee on Veterans Affairs. In the 95th Congress, the Senate passed S. Res. 4, which renamed the committee to be the Committee on Human Resources. However, the name was again changed in the 96th Congress by S. Res. 30 to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. On March 18, 1992, the committee’s jurisdiction was updated to include all of the areas listed below. The committee was given its current name, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, on January 19, 1999, by S. Res. 20.
On July 25, 2024, the committee voted 16-4 to issue its first-ever subpoena, compelling the testimony of Steward Health Care's CEO Ralph de la Torre in relation to accusations of mismanagement of the health system.
Jurisdictional areas
Under the Rule 25 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following subject matters fall under the jurisdiction of the Committee:
- Measures relating to education, labor, health, and public welfare
- Aging
- Agricultural colleges
- Arts and humanities
- Biomedical research and development
- Child labor
- Convict labor and the entry of goods made by convicts into interstate commerce
- Domestic activities of the American Red Cross
- Equal employment opportunity
- Gallaudet University, Howard University, and St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.
- Individuals with disabilities
- Labor standards and labor statistics
- Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including the welfare of miners.
- Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Private pension plans
- Public health
- Railway labor and retirement
- Regulation of foreign laborers
- Student loans
- Wages and hours of labor, including the federal minimum wage
Members, 119th Congress
| Majority | Minority |
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Subcommittees
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
|---|---|---|
| Education and the American Family | Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) | Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) |
| Employment and Workplace Safety | Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) | John Hickenlooper (D-CO) |
| Primary Health and Retirement Security | Roger Marshall (R-KS) | Ed Markey (D-MA) |
Historical members
110th Congress
| Majority | Minority |
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| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| 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) |
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 Dodd chose instead to remain chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. Tom Harkin, next in line by seniority, assumed the chairmanship on September 9, 2009, vacating his post as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Republican Mike Enzi of Wyoming continued to serve as Ranking Member.
| Majority | Minority |
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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) |
112th Congress
| Majority | Minority |
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Source: 2011 Congressional Record, Vol. 157, Page S557
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| 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) | Rand Paul (R-KY) |
113th Congress
| Majority | Minority |
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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) | Richard Burr (R-NC) |
114th Congress
| Majority | Minority |
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Source
Source: 2015 Congressional Record, Vol. 161, Page S67 to 68
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| 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) |
115th Congress
| Majority | Minority |
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116th Congress
| Majority | Minority |
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| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| Children and Families | Rand Paul (R-KY) | Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) |
| Employment and Workplace Safety | Tim Scott (R-SC) | Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) |
| Primary Health and Retirement Security | Mike Enzi (R-WY) | Bernie Sanders (I-VT) |
117th Congress
| Majority | Minority |
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| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
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| Children and Families | Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) | Bill Cassidy (R-LA) |
| Employment and Workplace Safety | John Hickenlooper (D-CO) | Mike Braun (R-IN) |
| Primary Health and Retirement Security | Bernie Sanders (I-VT) | Susan Collins (R-ME) |
118th Congress
| Majority | Minority |
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- Subcommittees
| Subcommittee Name | Chair | Ranking Member |
|---|---|---|
| Children and Families | Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) | Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) |
| Employment and Workplace Safety | John Hickenlooper (D-CO) | Mike Braun (R-IN) |
| Primary Health and Retirement Security | Ed Markey (D-MA) | Roger Marshall (R-KS) |
Defunct subcommittees
The committee has had other subcommittees in the past, such as:
- the Subcommittee on Migratory Labor during the 1950s through 1970s.
- the Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research during the 1970s.
- the Subcommittee Investigating Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor, informally known as the "La Follette Civil Liberties Committee"
Chairpersons
Education 1869–1870
- Charles D. Drake (R-MO) 1869–1870
Education and Labor, 1870 – 1947
- Frederick Sawyer (R-SC) 1870–1873
- James W. Flanagan (R-TX) 1873–1875
- Orris S. Ferry (R-CT) 1875
- John J. Patterson (R-SC) 1875–1877
- Ambrose Burnside (R-RI) 1877–1879
- James E. Bailey (D-TN) 1879–1881
- Henry W. Blair (R-NH) 1881–1891
- Joseph M. Carey (R-WY) 1891–1893
- James H. Kyle (PO-SD) 1893–1895
- George Shoup (R-ID) 1895–1897
- James H. Kyle (PO-SD) 1897–1901
- Louis McComas (R-MD) 1901–1905
- Boies Penrose (R-PA) 1905
- Jonathan P. Dolliver (R-IA) 1905–1909
- William E. Borah (R-ID) 1909–1913
- Hoke Smith (D-GA) 1913–1919
- William S. Kenyon (R-IA) 1919–1922
- William E. Borah (R-ID) 1922–1924
- Lawrence C. Phipps (R-CO) 1924–1926
- James Couzens (R-MI) 1926–1929
- Jesse H. Metcalf (R-RI) 1929–1933
- David I. Walsh (D-MA) 1933–1937
- Hugo L. Black (D-AL) 1937
- Elbert D. Thomas (D-UT) 1937–1945
- James E. Murray (D-MT) 1945–1947
Labor and Public Welfare, 1947–1977
- Robert A. Taft (R-OH) 1947–1949
- Elbert D. Thomas (D-UT) 1949–1951
- James E. Murray (D-MT) 1951–1953
- H. Alexander Smith (R-NJ) 1953–1955
- Lister Hill (D-AL) 1955–1969
- Ralph Yarborough (D-TX) 1969–1971
- Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ) 1971–1977
Human Resources, 1977–1979
- Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ) 1977–1979
Labor and Human Resources, 1979–1999
- Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ) 1979–1981
- Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) 1981–1987
- Ted Kennedy (D-MA) 1987–1995
- Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) 1995–1997
- James M. Jeffords (R-VT) 1997–1999
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, 1999–present
- James M. Jeffords (R-VT) 1999–2001
- Ted Kennedy (D-MA) 2001
- James M. Jeffords (R-VT) 2001
- Ted Kennedy (D-MA) 2001–2003
- Judd Gregg (R-NH) 2003–2005
- Michael Enzi (R-WY) 2005–2007
- Ted Kennedy (D-MA) 2007–2009
- Chris Dodd (D-CT) 2009, acting
- Tom Harkin (D-IA) 2009–2015
- Lamar Alexander (R-TN) 2015–2021
- Patty Murray (D-WA) 2021–2023
- Bernie Sanders (I-VT) 2023–2025
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA) 2025–present
See also
- List of current United States Senate committees
- Health education
References
- "U.S. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. 1/19/1999- Organization Authority Record". National Archives.
- Weixel, Nathaniel (July 25, 2024). "Senate panel votes to subpoena Steward Health CEO". The Hill. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- "Rule XXV - Standing Committees" (PDF). govinfo.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "About". help.senate.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- S.Res. 16, S.Res. 38 (119th Congress)
- S.Res. 17 (119th Congress)
- Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee.
- "Chair Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders Announce Subcommittee Assignments for the 119th Congress". U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- Paul Kane, Ben Pershing. "Dodd Decides Against Taking Over Senate Health Committee". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.
- "Life after Ted Kennedy: all eyes on Chris Dodd - politico.com". Politico. September 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- "U.S. Senate: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions". senate.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- "RULES OF PROCEDURE" (PDF). govinfo.gov. 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- S.Res. 30 (118th Congress)
- S.Res. 31 (118th Congress)
- "Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Subcommittees, 118th Congress". Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
External links
- Official Committee Page (Archive)
- Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
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The United States Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions HELP generally considers matters relating to these issues Its jurisdiction also extends beyond these issues to include several more specific areas as defined by Senate rules Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions CommitteeStanding committeeActive United States Senate 119th CongressHistoryFormedJanuary 28 1869LeadershipChairBill Cassidy R Since January 3 2025Ranking memberBernie Sanders I Since January 3 2025StructureSeats21Political partiesMajority 11 Republican 11 Minority 10 Democratic 9 Independent 1 JurisdictionOversight authorityDepartment of Education Department of Health and Human Services Department of LaborHouse counterpartHouse Committee on Education and LaborMeeting place428 Senate Dirksen Office Building Washington D C Websitehelp wbr senate wbr govRulesRule XXV 1 m Standing Rules of the SenateRules of Procedure U S Senate Committee on the JudiciaryHistoryWhile it is currently known as the HELP Committee the committee was originally founded on January 28 1869 as the Committee on Education Its name was changed to the Committee on Education and Labor on February 14 1870 when petitions relating to labor were added to its jurisdiction from the Committee on Naval Affairs The committee s jurisdiction at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries focused largely on issues relating to federal employees working conditions and federal education aid Prominent action considered by the committee in the 1910s and 1920s included the creation of a national minimum wage the establishments of a Department of Labor a Department of Education and a Children s Bureau During the 1930s the committee took action on the National Labor Relations Act the Walsh Healey Public Contracts Act of 1936 and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 In 1944 the jurisdiction of the Public Health Service was transferred from the Commerce Committee to the Committee on Education and Labor adding issues relating to public health matters to its jurisdiction The committee s name was changed during the 80th Congress to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare as part of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 Public Law 79 601 The act further expanded the committee s oversight to include the rehabilitation health and education of veterans Mine safety was also added to the committee s jurisdiction in 1949 During the Administration of President Lyndon B Johnson the committee took the lead in shaping legislation as part of Johnson s War on Poverty resulting in the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 Through the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 Public Law 91 510 certain issues pertaining to veterans were transferred to the newly created Committee on Veterans Affairs In the 95th Congress the Senate passed S Res 4 which renamed the committee to be the Committee on Human Resources However the name was again changed in the 96th Congress by S Res 30 to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources On March 18 1992 the committee s jurisdiction was updated to include all of the areas listed below The committee was given its current name the Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions on January 19 1999 by S Res 20 On July 25 2024 the committee voted 16 4 to issue its first ever subpoena compelling the testimony of Steward Health Care s CEO Ralph de la Torre in relation to accusations of mismanagement of the health system Jurisdictional areasUnder the Rule 25 of the Standing Rules of the Senate the following subject matters fall under the jurisdiction of the Committee Measures relating to education labor health and public welfare Aging Agricultural colleges Arts and humanities Biomedical research and development Child labor Convict labor and the entry of goods made by convicts into interstate commerce Domestic activities of the American Red Cross Equal employment opportunity Gallaudet University Howard University and St Elizabeths Hospital in Washington D C Individuals with disabilities Labor standards and labor statistics Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes Occupational Safety and Health Administration including the welfare of miners Mine Safety and Health Administration Private pension plans Public health Railway labor and retirement Regulation of foreign laborers Student loans Wages and hours of labor including the federal minimum wageMembers 119th CongressMajority Minority Bill Cassidy Louisiana Chair Rand Paul Kentucky Susan Collins Maine Lisa Murkowski Alaska Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Roger Marshall Kansas Tim Scott South Carolina Josh Hawley Missouri Tommy Tuberville Alabama Jim Banks Indiana Jon Husted Ohio from January 24 2025 Ashley Moody Florida from January 24 2025 Bernie Sanders Vermont Ranking Member Patty Murray Washington Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Chris Murphy Connecticut Tim Kaine Virginia Maggie Hassan New Hampshire John Hickenlooper Colorado Ed Markey Massachusetts Andy Kim New Jersey Lisa Blunt Rochester Delaware Angela Alsobrooks MarylandSubcommitteesSubcommittee Chair Ranking Member Education and the American Family Tommy Tuberville R AL Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE Employment and Workplace Safety Markwayne Mullin R OK John Hickenlooper D CO Primary Health and Retirement Security Roger Marshall R KS Ed Markey D MA Historical members110th Congress Majority Minority Ted Kennedy Massachusetts Chair Chris Dodd Connecticut Vice Chair Tom Harkin Iowa Barbara Mikulski Maryland Jeff Bingaman New Mexico Patty Murray Washington Jack Reed Rhode Island Hillary Clinton New York Bernie Sanders Vermont Sherrod Brown Ohio Barack Obama Illinois until November 16 2008 Mike Enzi Wyoming Ranking 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 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 Dodd chose instead to remain chairman of the Senate Banking Committee Tom Harkin next in line by seniority assumed the chairmanship on September 9 2009 vacating his post as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee Republican Mike Enzi of Wyoming continued to serve as Ranking Member Majority Minority Ted Kennedy Massachusetts Chair until June 9 2009 Tom Harkin Iowa Chair from September 9 2009 Chris Dodd Connecticut Acting Chair from June 9 2009 September 9 2009 Barbara Mikulski Maryland Jeff Bingaman New Mexico Patty Murray Washington Jack Reed Rhode Island Bernie Sanders Vermont Bob Casey Pennsylvania Kay Hagan North Carolina Jeff Merkley Oregon Al Franken Minnesota from June 7 2009 Michael Bennet Colorado Carte Goodwin West Virginia July 2010 November 2010 Joe Manchin West Virginia from November 2010 Mike Enzi Wyoming Ranking Member Judd Gregg New Hampshire Lamar Alexander Tennessee Richard Burr North Carolina Johnny Isakson Georgia John McCain Arizona Orrin Hatch Utah Lisa Murkowski Alaska Tom Coburn Oklahoma Pat Roberts Kansas 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 112th Congress Majority Minority Tom Harkin Iowa Chairman Barbara Mikulski Maryland Jeff Bingaman New Mexico Patty Murray Washington Bernie Sanders Vermont Bob Casey Jr Pennsylvania Kay Hagan North Carolina Jeff Merkley Oregon Al Franken Minnesota Michael Bennet Colorado Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Mike Enzi Wyoming Ranking Member Lamar Alexander Tennessee Richard Burr North Carolina Johnny Isakson Georgia Rand Paul Kentucky Orrin Hatch Utah John McCain Arizona Pat Roberts Kansas Lisa Murkowski Alaska Mark Kirk Illinois 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 Rand Paul R KY 113th Congress Majority Minority Tom Harkin Iowa Chair Barbara Mikulski Maryland Patty Murray Washington Bernie Sanders Vermont Bob Casey Jr Pennsylvania Kay Hagan North Carolina Al Franken Minnesota Michael Bennet Colorado Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Chris Murphy Connecticut Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts Lamar Alexander Tennessee Ranking member Mike Enzi Wyoming Richard Burr North Carolina Johnny Isakson Georgia Rand Paul Kentucky Orrin Hatch Utah Pat Roberts Kansas Lisa Murkowski Alaska Mark Kirk Illinois Tim Scott South Carolina 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 Richard Burr R NC 114th Congress Majority Minority Lamar Alexander Tennessee Chair Mike Enzi Wyoming Richard Burr North Carolina Johnny Isakson Georgia Rand Paul Kentucky Susan Collins Maine Lisa Murkowski Alaska Mark Kirk Illinois Tim Scott South Carolina Orrin Hatch Utah Pat Roberts Kansas Bill Cassidy Louisiana Patty Murray Washington Ranking Member Barbara Mikulski Maryland Bernie Sanders Vermont Bob Casey Jr Pennsylvania Al Franken Minnesota Michael Bennet Colorado Sheldon Whitehouse Rhode Island Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Chris Murphy Connecticut Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts Source Source 2015 Congressional Record Vol 161 Page S67 to 68 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 115th Congress Majority Minority Lamar Alexander Tennessee Chair Mike Enzi Wyoming Richard Burr North Carolina Johnny Isakson Georgia Rand Paul Kentucky Susan Collins Maine Bill Cassidy Louisiana Todd Young Indiana Orrin Hatch Utah Pat Roberts Kansas Lisa Murkowski Alaska Tim Scott South Carolina Patty Murray Washington Ranking Member Bernie Sanders Vermont Bob Casey Jr Pennsylvania Michael Bennet Colorado Al Franken Minnesota until January 2 2018 Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Chris Murphy Connecticut Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts Tim Kaine Virginia Maggie Hassan New Hampshire Tina Smith Minnesota from January 3 2018 Doug Jones Alabama from January 3 2018 116th Congress Majority Minority Lamar Alexander Tennessee Chairman Mike Enzi Wyoming Richard Burr North Carolina Johnny Isakson Georgia until December 31 2019 Rand Paul Kentucky Susan Collins Maine Bill Cassidy Louisiana Pat Roberts Kansas Lisa Murkowski Alaska Tim Scott South Carolina Mitt Romney Utah Mike Braun Indiana Kelly Loeffler Georgia from January 6 2020 Patty Murray Washington Ranking Member Bernie Sanders Vermont Bob Casey Jr Pennsylvania Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Chris Murphy Connecticut Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts Tim Kaine Virginia Maggie Hassan New Hampshire Tina Smith Minnesota Doug Jones Alabama Jacky Rosen Nevada Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member Children and Families Rand Paul R KY Bob Casey Jr D PA Employment and Workplace Safety Tim Scott R SC Tammy Baldwin D WI Primary Health and Retirement Security Mike Enzi R WY Bernie Sanders I VT 117th Congress Majority Minority Patty Murray Washington Chairwoman Bernie Sanders Vermont Bob Casey Jr Pennsylvania Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Chris Murphy Connecticut Tim Kaine Virginia Maggie Hassan New Hampshire Tina Smith Minnesota Jacky Rosen Nevada Ben Ray Lujan New Mexico John Hickenlooper Colorado Richard Burr North Carolina Ranking Member Rand Paul Kentucky Susan Collins Maine Bill Cassidy Louisiana Lisa Murkowski Alaska Tim Scott South Carolina Mitt Romney Utah Mike Braun Indiana Roger Marshall Kansas Tommy Tuberville Alabama Jerry Moran Kansas Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member Children and Families Bob Casey Jr D PA Bill Cassidy R LA Employment and Workplace Safety John Hickenlooper D CO Mike Braun R IN Primary Health and Retirement Security Bernie Sanders I VT Susan Collins R ME 118th Congress Majority Minority Bernie Sanders Vermont Chairman Patty Murray Washington Bob Casey Jr Pennsylvania Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Chris Murphy Connecticut Tim Kaine Virginia Maggie Hassan New Hampshire Tina Smith Minnesota Ben Ray Lujan New Mexico John Hickenlooper Colorado Ed Markey Massachusetts Bill Cassidy Louisiana Ranking Member Rand Paul Kentucky Susan Collins Maine Lisa Murkowski Alaska Mike Braun Indiana Roger Marshall Kansas Mitt Romney Utah Tommy Tuberville Alabama Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma Ted Budd North Carolina Subcommittees Subcommittee Name Chair Ranking Member Children and Families Bob Casey Jr D PA Tommy Tuberville R AL Employment and Workplace Safety John Hickenlooper D CO Mike Braun R IN Primary Health and Retirement Security Ed Markey D MA Roger Marshall R KS Defunct subcommitteesThe committee has had other subcommittees in the past such as the Subcommittee on Migratory Labor during the 1950s through 1970s the Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research during the 1970s the Subcommittee Investigating Violations of Free Speech and the Rights of Labor informally known as the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee ChairpersonsEducation 1869 1870 Charles D Drake R MO 1869 1870 Education and Labor 1870 1947 Frederick Sawyer R SC 1870 1873 James W Flanagan R TX 1873 1875 Orris S Ferry R CT 1875 John J Patterson R SC 1875 1877 Ambrose Burnside R RI 1877 1879 James E Bailey D TN 1879 1881 Henry W Blair R NH 1881 1891 Joseph M Carey R WY 1891 1893 James H Kyle PO SD 1893 1895 George Shoup R ID 1895 1897 James H Kyle PO SD 1897 1901 Louis McComas R MD 1901 1905 Boies Penrose R PA 1905 Jonathan P Dolliver R IA 1905 1909 William E Borah R ID 1909 1913 Hoke Smith D GA 1913 1919 William S Kenyon R IA 1919 1922 William E Borah R ID 1922 1924 Lawrence C Phipps R CO 1924 1926 James Couzens R MI 1926 1929 Jesse H Metcalf R RI 1929 1933 David I Walsh D MA 1933 1937 Hugo L Black D AL 1937 Elbert D Thomas D UT 1937 1945 James E Murray D MT 1945 1947 Labor and Public Welfare 1947 1977 Robert A Taft R OH 1947 1949 Elbert D Thomas D UT 1949 1951 James E Murray D MT 1951 1953 H Alexander Smith R NJ 1953 1955 Lister Hill D AL 1955 1969 Ralph Yarborough D TX 1969 1971 Harrison A Williams Jr D NJ 1971 1977 Human Resources 1977 1979 Harrison A Williams Jr D NJ 1977 1979 Labor and Human Resources 1979 1999 Harrison A Williams Jr D NJ 1979 1981 Orrin G Hatch R UT 1981 1987 Ted Kennedy D MA 1987 1995 Nancy Kassebaum R KS 1995 1997 James M Jeffords R VT 1997 1999 Health Education Labor and Pensions 1999 present James M Jeffords R VT 1999 2001 Ted Kennedy D MA 2001 James M Jeffords R VT 2001 Ted Kennedy D MA 2001 2003 Judd Gregg R NH 2003 2005 Michael Enzi R WY 2005 2007 Ted Kennedy D MA 2007 2009 Chris Dodd D CT 2009 acting Tom Harkin D IA 2009 2015 Lamar Alexander R TN 2015 2021 Patty Murray D WA 2021 2023 Bernie Sanders I VT 2023 2025 Bill Cassidy R LA 2025 presentSee alsoList of current United States Senate committees Health educationReferences U S Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions 1 19 1999 Organization Authority Record National Archives Weixel Nathaniel July 25 2024 Senate panel votes to subpoena Steward Health CEO The Hill Retrieved July 25 2024 Rule XXV Standing Committees PDF govinfo gov Retrieved April 7 2017 About help senate gov Retrieved April 7 2017 S Res 16 S Res 38 119th Congress S Res 17 119th Congress Bernie Sanders is an Independent but caucuses with Democrats on the committee Chair Cassidy Ranking Member Sanders Announce Subcommittee Assignments for the 119th Congress U S Senate Committee on Health Education Labor amp Pensions Retrieved February 12 2025 Paul Kane Ben Pershing Dodd Decides Against Taking Over Senate Health Committee Washington Post Archived from the original on October 24 2012 Life after Ted Kennedy all eyes on Chris Dodd politico com Politico September 2009 Retrieved February 19 2010 U S Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions senate gov Retrieved January 8 2017 RULES OF PROCEDURE PDF govinfo gov 2015 Retrieved July 9 2019 S Res 30 118th Congress S Res 31 118th Congress Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee Subcommittees 118th Congress Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee Retrieved March 17 2023 External linksOfficial Committee Page Archive Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee Legislation activity and reports Congress gov