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Education and Workforce Committee

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Committee on Education and Workforce

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658 bills referred in the 108th Congress

12,494 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 118th at 1,427. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 108th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 108th Congress 51

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-OH	John A. BoehnerJoined Jun 20, 2003	Chair
D-CA	George Miller	Ranking Member
D-MN	Betty McCollum
D-NY	Carolyn McCarthy
R-NC	Cass Ballenger
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood
D-MD	Chris Van HollenJoined Feb 5, 2003
D-MI	Dale E. Kildee
D-IL	Danny K. DavisJoined Jun 20, 2003
D-OR	David Wu
D-GA	Denise L. MajetteJoined Feb 5, 2003
D-OH	Dennis J. Kucinich
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne
D-HI	Ed CaseJoined Feb 5, 2003
R-MI	Fred Upton
R-CA	Howard P. "Buck" McKeon
R-PA	James C. Greenwood
R-SC	Jim DeMint
R-SC	Joe Wilson
D-MA	John F. Tierney
R-MN	John Kline
R-TX	John R. Carter
R-GA	Johnny Isakson
R-NV	Jon C. Porter
R-IL	Judy Biggert
D-CA	Loretta SanchezLeft Feb 12, 2003
D-CA	Lynn C. Woolsey
D-NY	Major R. Owens
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave
R-IN	Mark E. SouderLeft Feb 12, 2003
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn
R-GA	Max BurnsJoined Feb 12, 2003
R-DE	Michael N. Castle
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi
R-MI	Peter Hoekstra
R-GA	Phil GingreyJoined Feb 11, 2003
D-AZ	Raúl M. GrijalvaJoined Feb 5, 2003
R-FL	Ric Keller
D-NJ	Robert E. Andrews
D-WI	Ron Kind
D-TX	Ruben Hinojosa
D-NJ	Rush Holt
R-TX	Sam Johnson
D-CA	Susan A. Davis
R-WI	Thomas E. Petri
D-OH	Tim RyanJoined Feb 5, 2003
D-NY	Timothy H. BishopJoined Mar 5, 2003
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts
R-OK	Tom Cole
R-NE	Tom Osborne
R-MI	Vernon J. Ehlers

Subcommittees, 108th Congress 5

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5397	Retirement Enhancement Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HRES 865	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be equal pay for substantially equal work performed by public sector and private sector employees within each State and locality in which such employees work.	Referred To	Nov 19, 2004
HR 5388	To establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop a national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment.	Referred To	Nov 18, 2004
HR 5376	For the relief of Nancy P. Gilbert.	Referred To	Nov 17, 2004
HR 5365	To treat certain arrangements maintained by the YMCA Retirement Fund as church plans for the purposes of certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Nov 16, 2004
HR 5360	American History and Civics Education Act of 2004	Referred To	Nov 16, 2004
HRES 855	Commending the "Trust in the Lives of Older Women" program and encouraging community organizations to participate in the program.	Referred To	Nov 16, 2004
HR 5110	Comprehensive Long-Term Care Support Act of 2004	Referred To	Oct 13, 2004

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 108th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 108-74	H.R. 4343, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 200460 pagesOn H.R. 3078, H.R. 4343, S. 1513, S. 2637 4 witnesses Garren, Brent, Esq., Senior Associate General Counsel, UNITE- HERE, New York, NY Hermanson, Richard, Vice President, United Screeners Association Local 1, San Francisco, CA Raudabaugh, John N., Partner, Butzel Long, Former Member of the National Labor Relations Board (1990-1993), Detroit, MI Riley, Thomas, Service Sales Representative, CINTAS Corporation, Emmaus, PA	Sep 30, 2004
Serial No. 108-73	H.R. 2649, Schools Safely Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act46 pagesOn H.R. 2649, H.R. 4776 4 witnesses Asselin, Chief Butch, Chief of Police, Skowhegan Police Department, Skowhegan, Maine, on behalf of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Washington, DC Belak, Barbara, Assistant to the Associate Superintendent for Human Resources, Clark County Schools, Las Vegas, Nevada Dean, Dr. William, Superintendent, Frederick County Public Schools, Winchester, Virginia Uzzell, Donna, Director, Criminal Justice Information Services, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Tallahassee, Florida	Sep 28, 2004
Serial No. 108-72	Are Current Safeguards Protecting Taxpayers Against Diploma Mills?49 pages 3 witnesses Cramer, Robert J., Managing Director, Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC Ezell, Allen, Retired Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Apollo Beach, FL Morse, Jean Avnet, Executive Director, Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA	Sep 23, 2004
Serial No. 108-71	Genetic Non-Discrimination: Examining the Implications for Workers and Employers118 pagesOn H.R. 1910, S. 1053 4 witnesses Hudson, Dr. Kathy, Director, The Genetics and Public Policy Center, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC Licata, Dr. Jane Massey, Partner, Licata & Tyrell P.C., Marlton, NJ Lorber, Lawrence, Esq., Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, DC, on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Wildsmith, Tom, Chairman, Genetic Testing Taskforce, American Academy of Actuaries, Washington, DC	Jul 22, 2004
Serial No. 108-70	Are College Textbooks Priced Fairly?46 pagesOn H.R. 3311, H.R. 3567, H.R. 4243, H.R. 4283 4 witnesses Fairchild, Merriah, Higher Education Director, California Student Public Interest Group, Sacremento, CA Fleischaker, Marc L., Legal Counsel, National Association of College Stores, Arent Fox PLLC, Washington, DC Isley, John, Executive Vice President, Publishing, Planning and Business, Pearson Higher Ed and Professional Publishing, Pearson Education, Boston, MA Monroe, Virgil, Manager, Textbook Services, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI	Jul 20, 2004
Serial No. 108-69	H.R. 1329, Recreational Marine Employment Act of 200337 pagesOn H.R. 1329 4 witnesses Greenway, Ian R., LIG Managers, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL, Hebert, Kristina, Vice President of Operations, Ward's Marine Electric, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL McGarrah, Robert E., Jr., Coordinator for Workers' Compensation, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC Nelson, Larry, Vice President, Administration, Westport Shipyard, Inc., Westport, WA	Jul 15, 2004
Serial No. 108-68	H.R. 4283, the College Access and Opportunity Act: Increasing the Focus on Graduation Rates and Student Outcomes62 pagesOn H.R. 1871, H.R. 4003, H.R. 4283 4 witnesses Law, Dr. William, President, Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, Florida Lingenfelter, Dr. Paul, Executive Director, State Higher Education Executive Officers, Denver, Colorado Nault, Dr. Richard, Vice President for Student Affairs, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Wiener, Ross, Policy Director, The Education Trust, Washington, DC	Jul 13, 2004
Serial No. 108-67	Examining Cash Balance Pension Plans: Separating Myth from Fact156 pagesOn H.R. 1677, H.R. 2101 5 witnesses Clark, Dr. Robert, Professor, College of Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Collier, Ellen, Director of Benefits, Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH Delaplane, James, Jr., Esq., Attorney, American Benefits Council, Washington, DC Hill, Robert, Esq., Partner, Hill & Robbins, Denver, CO Pfotenhauer, Nancy, President, Independent Women's Forum, Washington, DC	Jul 7, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 108-813	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE during the 108th Congress	Jan 3, 2005
H. Rept. 108-659	Vocational and Technical Education for the Future ActOn H.R. 4496	Sep 7, 2004
H. Rept. 108-514	Improving Access to Assistive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004On H.R. 4278	Jun 1, 2004
H. Rept. 108-489	Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2004On H.R. 2731	May 13, 2004
H. Rept. 108-488	Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2004On H.R. 2730	May 13, 2004
H. Rept. 108-487	Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2004On H.R. 2728	May 13, 2004
H. Rept. 108-486	Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2004On H.R. 2729	May 13, 2004
H. Rept. 108-445	Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity ActOn H.R. 3873	Mar 23, 2004

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 108th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 108-108	Committee Print] Report on Investigation of Ullico Inc. Prepared for Use by the Committee on Education and the Workforce U.S. House of Representatives Together with Minority Views One Hundred Eighth Congress First Session	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	40	1,364	69	2	68	40	42	86	0
118th2023–2024	46	1,427	53	6	54	31	56	173	0
117th2021–2022	59	1,358	27	2	28	28	66	144	4
116th2019–2020	55	1,267	19	10	20	32	65	198	36
115th2017–2018	43	922	13	13	14	28	34	155	3
114th2015–2016	38	840	16	6	17	23	55	233	3
113th2013–2014	45	754	14	11	16	20	77	—	4
112th2011–2012	42	646	10	6	14	0	70	—	3
111th2009–2010	50	964	9	14	9	—	77	—	2
110th2007–2008	51	904	22	18	23	—	114	—	1
109th2005–2006	50	738	17	23	15	—	60	—	1
108th2003–2004	51	658	26	21	24	—	74	—	1
107th2001–2002	51	652	16	10	13	—	85	—	1

Membership changes 10

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 108th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Mar 5, 2003	Timothy H. Bishop D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 124
Feb 12, 2003	Mark E. Souder R-IN	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H406
Feb 12, 2003	Loretta Sanchez D-CA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H455
Feb 12, 2003	Max Burns R-GA	Joined	H.Res. 70
Feb 11, 2003	Phil Gingrey R-GA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Feb 5, 2003	Ed Case D-HI	Joined	H.Res. 52
Feb 5, 2003	Denise L. Majette D-GA	Joined	H.Res. 52
Feb 5, 2003	Chris Van Hollen D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 52
Feb 5, 2003	Tim Ryan D-OH	Joined	H.Res. 52
Feb 5, 2003	Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ	Joined	H.Res. 52

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