U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) has jurisdiction over matters relating to health, education, labor, and pensions.
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Members
The Committee is chaired by Republican Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming. The ranking Democratic member is Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts. The members of the Committee are:
- Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming), chairman
- Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire)
- Bill Frist (R-Tennessee)
- Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee)
- Richard Burr (R-North Carolina)
- Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia)
- Mike DeWine (R-Ohio)
- John Ensign (R-Nevada)
- Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
- Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama)
- Pat Roberts (R-Kansas)
- Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), ranking minority member
- Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut)
- Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
- Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland)
- James Jeffords (I-Vermont)
- Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico)
- Patty Murray (D-Washington)
- Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island)
- Hillary Clinton (D-New York)
Subcommittees
- U.S. Senate Health Subcommittee on Retirement Security and Aging
- Chairman: Mike DeWine (R-OH)
- Ranking Member: Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
- U.S. Senate Health Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development
- Chairman: Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
- Ranking Member: Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
- U.S. Senate Health Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Chairman: Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
- Ranking Member: Patty Murray (D-WA)
- U.S. Senate Health Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness
- Chairman: Richard Burr (R-NC)
- Ranking Member: Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
Chairmen
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on 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
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Human Resources, 1977-1979
- Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ) 1977-1979
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
- Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ) 1979-1981
- Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) 1981-1987
- Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) 1987-1995
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-KS) 1995-1997
- James M. Jeffords (R-VT) 1997-1999
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- James M. Jeffords (R-VT) 1999-2001
- Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) 2001
- James M. Jeffords (R-VT) 2001
- Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) 2001-2003
- Judd Gregg (R-NH) 2003-2005
- Michael Enzi (R-WY) 2005-present
External links
- Official Senate HELP Page (http://help.senate.gov/index.html)