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United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) generally considers matters relating to health, education, labor, and pensions. Its jurisdiction extends beyond these issues to include several more specific areas, as defined by Senate rules.

Jurisdictional areas

Members, 110th Congress

The Committee is chaired by Democrat Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts. The Ranking Minority Member is Republican Mike Enzi of Wyoming.

Majority
Member State
  Ted Kennedy, Chairman Massachusetts
  Chris Dodd, Vice Chairman Connecticut
  Tom Harkin Iowa
  Barbara Mikulski Maryland
  Jeff Bingaman New Mexico
  Patty Murray Washington
  Jack Reed Rhode Island
  Hillary Rodham Clinton New York
  Barack Obama Illinois
  Bernie Sanders* Vermont
  Sherrod Brown Ohio
Minority
Member State
  Mike Enzi, Ranking Minority Member Wyoming
  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

*Sanders is an independent, but caucuses with the Democrats and counts as a Democrat for the purposes of committee assignments.

Subcommittees

These are subcommittees for the 110th Congress.

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)

The committee has had other notable subcommittees in the past, such as the Subcommittee on Migratory Labor during the at least 1950s through 1970s.

Chairmen

Education 1869-1870

Education and Labor, 1884-1947

Labor and Public Welfare, 1947-1977

Human Resources, 1977-1979

Labor and Human Resources, 1979-1999

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 1999-present

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