Education and Workforce Committee
Committee on Education and Workforce
Showing the 113th Congress (2013–2014). Back to the 119th Congress
754 bills referred in the 113th 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
Served in the 113th Congress
Each with its own members and record
Hearings and business meetings in the 113th Congress
Members, 113th Congress 45
Everyone who held a seat in the 113th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.
| Seat | Member | Role |
|---|---|---|
| R-MN | John Kline | Chair |
| D-CA | George Miller | Ranking Member |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx |
Subcommittees, 113th Congress 5
Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.
| Bill | Title | Referral | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2748 | Postal Reform Act of 2013 | Discharged From | Jan 2, 2015 |
| HR 5891 | Michelle Obama Nutritional Act | Referred To | Jan 2, 2015 |
| HR 1772 | Legal Workforce Act | Discharged From | Dec 16, 2014 |
| HR 2131 | SKILLS Visa Act | Discharged From | Dec 15, 2014 |
| HR 1773 | AG Act | Discharged From | Dec 12, 2014 |
| HRES 782 | Honoring Steve Sauls on his retirement as Florida International University's Vice President of Governmental Relations. | Referred To | Dec 12, 2014 |
| HR 5880 | Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2013 | Referred To | Dec 11, 2014 |
| HR 5875 | SAVE Act of 2014 | Referred To | Dec 11, 2014 |
Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 113th Congress.
| Kind | Subject | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markup | Markup on: H.R. 3136, H.R. 4983, and H.R. 4984 | Scheduled | Jul 10, 2014 |
| Meeting | Full Committee meeting to assign recently elected Members to subcommittees | Scheduled | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Markup | Markup of H.R. 4321, “Employee Privacy Protection Act” and H.R. 4320, “Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act” | Scheduled | Apr 9, 2014 |
| Hearing | "Reviewing the President's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal for the Department of Labor" | Scheduled | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Hearing | “Reviving Our Economy: Supporting a 21st Century Workforce” | Scheduled | Mar 20, 2014 |
| Hearing | “Reviving Our Economy: How Career and Technical Education Can Strengthen the Workforce” | Scheduled | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Hearing | “Culture of Union Favoritism: The Return of the NLRB’s Ambush Election Rule” | Scheduled | Mar 5, 2014 |
| Hearing | “The Foundation for Success: Discussing Early Childhood Education and Care in America” | Scheduled | Feb 5, 2014 |
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-67 | H.R. 4959: Eeoc Transparency and Accountability Act; H.R. 5422: Litigation Oversight Act of 2014; and H.R. 5423 Certainty in Enforcement Act of 20144 witnesses
| Sep 17, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-67 | [errata] H.R. 4959, Eeoc Transparency and Accountability Act, H.R. 5422, Litigation Oversight Act of 2014, and H.R. 5423, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014 | Sep 17, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-66 | Improving Department of Education Policies and Programs Through Independent Oversight2 witnesses
| Sep 10, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-65 | Expanding Joint Employer Status: What Does It Mean for Workers and Job Creators?10 witnesses
| Sep 9, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-64 | The Effects of the President's Health Care Law on Indiana's Classrooms and Workplaces10 witnesses
| Sep 4, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-64 | [errata] the Effects of the President's Health Care Law on Indiana's Classrooms and Workplaces | Sep 4, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-63 | Improving the Federal Wage and Hour Regulatory Structure4 witnesses
| Jul 23, 2014 |
| Serial No. 113-63 | [errata] Improving the Federal Wage and Hour Regulatory Structure | Jul 23, 2014 |
The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.
| Report | Title | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| H. Rept. 113-725 | REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE for the SECOND SESSION OF THE 113TH CONGRESS together with MINORITY VIEWS | Jan 2, 2015 |
| H. Rept. 113-653 | Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act | Dec 9, 2014 |
| H. Rept. 113-583 | Employee Privacy Protection Act | Sep 9, 2014 |
| H. Rept. 113-531 | Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act | Jul 17, 2014 |
| H. Rept. 113-530 | Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act | Jul 17, 2014 |
| H. Rept. 113-529 | Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 | Jul 17, 2014 |
| H. Rept. 113-424 | Strengthening Education Through Research Act | Apr 29, 2014 |
| H. Rept. 113-423 | Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act | Apr 29, 2014 |
Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.
| Title | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 113th | Committee on Education and the Workforce | PDF · Text |
| 113th | Committee on Education and the Workforce | PDF · Text |
| 113th | Appendix a | PDF · Text |
| 113th | Rules of the Committee on Education and the Workforce | 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 8
Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2014 | Trey Gowdy R-SC | Resigned from the committee | Congressional Record, H4927 |
| May 29, 2014 | Mike Kelly R-PA | Joined | H.Res. 603 |
| Apr 8, 2014 | Bradley Byrne R-AL | Joined | H.Res. 546 |
| Apr 1, 2014 | Mark Takano D-CA | Joined | H.Res. 531 |
| Feb 11, 2014 | Robert E. Andrews D-NJ | Left Congress | Last recorded vote |
| Dec 11, 2013 | Martha Roby R-AL | Resigned from the committee | Congressional Record, H7638 |
| Oct 29, 2013 | Mark Pocan D-WI | Joined | H.Res. 393 |
| Oct 15, 2013 | John A. Yarmuth D-KY | Resigned from the committee | Congressional Record, H6603 |
Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 112th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.