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Education and Workforce Committee

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Committee on Education and Workforce

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1,358 bills referred in the 117th Congress

12,500 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 117th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 117th Congress

Members, 117th Congress 59

Everyone who held a seat in the 117th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott	Chair
R-NC	Virginia Foxx	Ranking Member
D-NY	Adriano EspaillatJoined Feb 3, 2021
D-NC	Alma S. AdamsJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MI	Andy LevinJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-VA	Bob GoodJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-MN	Brad FinstadJoined Sep 13, 2022
R-UT	Burgess OwensJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-NY	Chris JacobsJoined Oct 2, 2022
R-TN	Diana HarshbargerJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NJ	Donald NorcrossJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-NY	Elise M. StefanikJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-IN	Frank J. MrvanJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-PA	Fred KellerJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-FL	Frederica S. WilsonJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-WI	Glenn GrothmanJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-PA	Glenn ThompsonJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho SablanJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-NC	Gregory F. MurphyJoined Jan 28, 2021 · Left Jan 25, 2022
D-MI	Haley M. StevensJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MN	Ilhan OmarJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-CT	Jahana HayesJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NY	Jamaal BowmanJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-KY	James ComerJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-IN	Jim BanksJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-TX	Joaquin CastroJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-CT	Joe CourtneyJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-SC	Joe WilsonJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-KY	John A. YarmuthJoined Feb 3, 2021 · Left Feb 2, 2022
D-NY	Joseph D. MorelleJoined Jan 28, 2021 · Left Sep 14, 2022
R-NY	Joseph SempolinskiJoined Sep 13, 2022
R-LA	Julia LetlowJoined Apr 14, 2021 · Left May 12, 2022
D-NC	Kathy E. ManningJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-MD	Kweisi MfumeJoined Feb 11, 2021
R-MI	Lisa C. McClainJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-GA	Lucy McBathJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-NC	Madison CawthornJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-IA	Mariannette Miller-MeeksJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-GA	Marjorie Taylor GreeneJoined Jan 28, 2021 · Left Feb 4, 2021
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnierJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-WI	Mark PocanJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-CA	Mark TakanoJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-IL	Mary E. MillerJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-AK	Mary Sattler PeltolaJoined Sep 29, 2022
R-CA	Michelle SteelJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NJ	Mikie SherrillJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NY	Mondaire JonesJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-WA	Pramila JayapalJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-AZ	Raúl M. GrijalvaJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-GA	Rick W. AllenJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-TX	Ron WrightJoined Jan 28, 2021 · Left Feb 5, 2021
R-ID	Russ FulcherJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-WI	Scott FitzgeraldJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-FL	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickJoined Feb 2, 2022 · Left Nov 17, 2022
D-PA	Susan WildJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-OR	Suzanne BonamiciJoined Jan 28, 2021
D-NM	Teresa Leger FernandezJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-MI	Tim WalbergJoined Jan 28, 2021
R-IN	Victoria SpartzJoined Jan 28, 2021

Subcommittees, 117th Congress 5

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 117th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 9707	MOM Act	Referred To	Jan 3, 2023
HR 9701	Welfare Reform Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 30, 2022
HR 9698	Jordan McNair Student-Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act	Referred To	Dec 27, 2022
HR 9675	Interstate Teaching Mobility Act	Referred To	Dec 22, 2022
HR 9674	Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 22, 2022
HR 9681	HEAL Act	Referred To	Dec 22, 2022
HR 9685	Refugee Protection Act of 2022	Referred To	Dec 22, 2022
HR 9689	Know Your Body Act	Referred To	Dec 22, 2022

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Business Meeting to Approve New Subcommittee Assignments---------- VIA ZOOM	Scheduled	Nov 17, 2022
Meeting	Business Meeting to approve new subcommittee assignments---------- VIA ZOOM	Scheduled	Sep 15, 2022
Markup	“H.Res. 1295 - Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Education to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the Department of Education's cost estimates for the Secretary's waivers related to public service loan forgiveness and income-driven repayment; H.Res. 1296 - Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Education to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the legal authority to forgive Federal student loan debt, and H.Res. 1273 - Of inquiry directing the President to provide certain documents in the President's possession to the House of Representatives relating to communication between the executive branch and the American Federation of Teachers regarding reopening schools and supporting safe, in-person learningRayburn House Office Building VIA ZOOM7 documents	Scheduled	Sep 15, 2022

Hearing	In Solidarity: Removing Barriers to OrganizingRayburn House Office Building VIA ZOOM11 documents 4 witnesses Dr. Kate Bronfenbrenner, Director of Labor Education Research and Senior Lecturer, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Mr. Mark Pearce, Visiting Professor/Executive Director, Workers’ Rights Institute/Georgetown Law School Roger King, Senior Labor and Employment Policy Counsel, HR Policy Association Ms. Michelle Eisen, Barista	Scheduled	Sep 14, 2022

Markup	H.R.2193 - Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021, and H.R. 8450 - Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act22 documents	Scheduled	Jul 27, 2022

Hearing	Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of LaborRayburn House Office Building 21752 documents 1 witness The Honorable Martin Walsh, Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor	Scheduled	Jun 14, 2022

Hearing	Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education4 documents 1 witness The Honorable Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education	Scheduled	May 26, 2022

Markup	H.R. 604, Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act (RRASA); H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act; H.R. 5407, Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act; H.R. 6493, Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022, and H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters ActRayburn House Office Building 217543 documents	Scheduled	May 18, 2022

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 117th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 117-59	Unsafe and Untenable: Examining Workplace Protections for Warehouse Workers151 pagesOn H.Res. 8 4 witnesses Kaoosji, Sheheryar, Executive Director, Warehouse Worker Resource Center Frumin, Eric, Director of Health and Safety, Strategic Organizing Center Rath, Manesh, Partner, Keller and Heckman Caicedo, Janeth, Sister, Sister of Edilberto Caicedo	Nov 17, 2022
Serial No. 117-58	Examining the Administration of the Unemployment Insurance System126 pagesOn H.Res. 8 4 witnesses Costa, Thomas, Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office Dixon, Rebecca, Executive Director, National Employment Law Project (NELP) Weidinger, Matt, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Robinson, Veronica, Private Citizen, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Sep 21, 2022
Serial No. 117-57	Back to School: Meeting Students' Academic, Social, and Emotional Needs139 pagesOn H.R. 8540, H.Res. 8 4 witnesses Jordan, Phyllis, Associate Director, FutureEd Samuel, Dr. Aaliyah, President and CEO, CASEL Schwinn, Dr. Penny, Commissioner of Education, Tennessee Department of Education Blomstedt, Dr. Matthew, Commissioner of Education, Nebraska Department of Education	Sep 20, 2022
Serial No. 117-56	In Solidarity: Removing Barriers to Union Organizing252 pagesOn H.R. 842, H.Res. 8 4 witnesses Bronfenbrenner, Dr. Kate, Director and Senior Lecturer, Labor Education Research, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Pearce, Mark, Visiting Professor and Executive Director, Workers' Rights Institute, Georgetown Law School King, Roger, Senior Labor and Employment Policy Counsel, H.R. Policy Association Eisen, Michelle, Barista, Starbucks	Sep 14, 2022
Serial No. 117-55	An Ounce of Prevention: Investments in Juvenile Justice Programs99 pages 4 witnesses Hawkins, Dr. Stephanie, Founding Director, Transformative Research Unit for Equity (TRUE), RTI International Smoot Evans, Naomi, Executive Director, Coalition for Juvenile Justice Boes, Father Steven, President and National Executive Director, Boys Town Muhammad, David, Executive Director, National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform	Sep 8, 2022
Serial No. 117-54	Children At Risk: Examining Workplace Protections for Child Farmworkers515 pages	Sep 7, 2022
Serial No. 117-53	[errata] Essential but Undervalued: Examining Workplace Protections for Domestic Workers2 pages	Jul 28, 2022
Serial No. 117-53	Essential but Undervalued: Examining Workplace Protections for Domestic Workers95 pagesOn H.R. 4826, H.R. 4827, H.Res. 8 4 witnesses Poo, Ai-jen, President, National Domestic Workers Alliance Mason, Dr. C. Nicole, President, Institute for Women's Policy Research DeCamp, Paul, Member, Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C Barnett, Dana, Washington State Organizer, Hand in Hand, The Domestic Employers Network	Jul 28, 2022

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 117th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 117-700	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR FOR THE 117TH CONGRESS together with MINORITY VIEWS	Jan 1, 2023
H. Rept. 117-607	Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2022On H.R. 604	Dec 7, 2022
H. Rept. 117-589	Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2022On H.R. 6102	Dec 2, 2022
H. Rept. 117-557	Protecting America's Retirement Security Act of 2022On H.R. 7310	Nov 14, 2022
H. Rept. 117-550	Resolution of Inquiry Requesting the President and Directing the Secretary of Education to Transmit, Respectively, Certain Documents to the House of Representatives Relating to the Legal Authority to Forgive Federal Student Loan DebtOn H.Res. 1296	Nov 10, 2022
H. Rept. 117-549	Resolution of Inquiry Directing the Secretary of Education to Transmit Certain Documents to the House of Representatives Relating to the Department of Education's Cost Estimates for the Secretary's Waivers Related to Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Income-Driven RepaymentOn H.Res. 1295	Nov 10, 2022
H. Rept. 117-548	Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids ActOn H.R. 8450	Nov 7, 2022
H. Rept. 117-547	Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2022On H.R. 2193	Nov 7, 2022

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-6229	A letter from the Executive Director, Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, transmitting the Biennial Report of the Board of Directors, pursuant by section 102(b) of the Congressional Accountability Act; jointly to the Committees on House Administration and Education and Labor.Executive communication · Office of Congressional Workplace Rights	Dec 27, 2022
EC-6127	A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's Major final rule - Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (RIN: 1210-AC03) received December 1, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor.Executive communication · Department of Education	Dec 13, 2022
EC-6050	A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final regulations - Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended; Student Assistance General Provisions; Federal Perkins Loan Program; Federal Family Education Loan Program; and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program [Docket ID: ED-2021-OPE-0077] (RIN: 1840-AD53; 1840-AD59; 1840-AD70; 1840-AD71) received November 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor.Executive communication · Department of Education	Dec 1, 2022
EC-5977	A letter from the Assistant General Counsel, Division of Regulatory Services, Office of General Counsel, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's Major final regulations - Pell Grants for Prison Education Programs; Determining the Amount of Federal Education Assistance Funds Received by Institutions of Higher Education (90/10); Change in Ownership and Change in Control [Docket ID: ED-2022-OPE-0062] (RIN: 1840-AD54, 1840-AD55, 1840-AD66, 1840-AD69) received November 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor.Executive communication · Department of Education	Nov 29, 2022
EC-5939	A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, transmitting the Department's final regulations - Pell Grants for Prison Education Programs; Determining the Amount of Federal Education Assistance Funds Received by Institutions of Higher Education (90/10); Change in Ownership and Change in Control [Docket ID: ED-2022-OPE-0062] (RIN: 1840-AD54, 1840-AD55, 1840-AD66, 1840-AD69) received November 16, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor.Executive communication · Department of Education	Nov 22, 2022
EC-5935	A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs - House, Homeland Security, transmitting a legislative proposal styled the Authority to Permit Continued Presence in the United States, to update section 107(c)(3) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000; jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary, Education and Labor, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Reform, and Natural Resources.Executive communication · Homeland Security	Nov 18, 2022
ML-242	The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 9, recognizing October 12, 2021, as the 20-year anniversary of the enactment of the exemption from nonresident tuition during the 2001-02 Regular Session; jointly to the Committees on Education and Labor and the Judiciary.Memorial	Nov 16, 2022
ML-238	The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 4, memorializing the 117th Congress of the United States and the President of the United States to enact legislation, S. 3213, known as the IDEA Full Funding Act, which would fully fund the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee on Education and Labor.Memorial	Nov 16, 2022

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 117th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 117-0	Rules for the Committee on Education and Labor During the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress First Session	PDF · Text
117th	Addendum 1 to Hearing Held April 28, 2021	PDF · Text
117th	Addendum 2 to Hearing Held March 17, 2021	PDF · Text
117th	Addendum 1 to Hearing Held March 17, 2021	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	1,370	69	2	68	40	42	87	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 63

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 117th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Nov 17, 2022	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H8577
Sep 29, 2022	Mary Sattler Peltola D-AK	Joined	H.Res. 1403
Sep 14, 2022	Joseph D. Morelle D-NY	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H7795
Sep 13, 2022	Joseph Sempolinski R-NY	Joined	H.Res. 1340
Sep 13, 2022	Brad Finstad R-MN	Joined	H.Res. 1340
May 12, 2022	Julia Letlow R-LA	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H4918
Feb 2, 2022	John A. Yarmuth D-KY	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H357
Feb 2, 2022	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL	Joined	H.Res. 902
Jan 25, 2022	Gregory F. Murphy R-NC	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H297
Apr 14, 2021	Julia Letlow R-LA	Joined	H.Res. 311
Feb 11, 2021	Kweisi Mfume D-MD	Joined	H.Res. 111
Feb 5, 2021	Ron Wright R-TX	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Feb 4, 2021	Marjorie Taylor Greene R-GA	Left the committee	H.Res. 72
Feb 3, 2021	Adriano Espaillat D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 92
Feb 3, 2021	John A. Yarmuth D-KY	Joined	H.Res. 92
Jan 28, 2021	Mondaire Jones D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Andy Levin D-MI	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Russ Fulcher R-ID	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Scott Fitzgerald R-WI	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Ron Wright R-TX	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Glenn Grothman R-WI	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Bob Good R-VA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Jahana Hayes D-CT	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Diana Harshbarger R-TN	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Pramila Jayapal D-WA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Mark DeSaulnier D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Gregory F. Murphy R-NC	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Joseph D. Morelle D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Alma S. Adams D-NC	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Rick W. Allen R-GA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Jamaal Bowman D-NY	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Suzanne Bonamici D-OR	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Jim Banks R-IN	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Joe Courtney D-CT	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Joaquin Castro D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Madison Cawthorn R-NC	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	James Comer R-KY	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Marjorie Taylor Greene R-GA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Frank J. Mrvan D-IN	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Victoria Spartz R-IN	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Michelle Steel R-CA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Elise M. Stefanik R-NY	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Mikie Sherrill D-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Haley M. Stevens D-MI	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Frederica S. Wilson D-FL	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Glenn Thompson R-PA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Mark Takano D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Joe Wilson R-SC	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Tim Walberg R-MI	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Mark Pocan D-WI	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Kathy E. Manning D-NC	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Lisa C. McClain R-MI	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Lucy McBath D-GA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Susan Wild D-PA	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Mary E. Miller R-IL	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Fred Keller R-PA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Donald Norcross D-NJ	Joined	H.Res. 62
Jan 28, 2021	Burgess Owens R-UT	Joined	H.Res. 63
Jan 28, 2021	Ilhan Omar D-MN	Joined	H.Res. 62

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