# United States House Committee on Education and Workforce

The Committee on Education and Workforce is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. There are 45 members of this committee. Since 2025, the chair of the Education and Workforce committee is Republican Tim Walberg of Michigan.

## History of the committee

Attempts were made to create a congressional committee on education and labor starting with the early congresses but issues over Congress's constitutional ability to oversee such issues delayed the committee's formation. Finally, on March 21, 1867, the Committee on Education and Labor was founded following the end of the Civil War and during the rapid industrialization of America. On December 19, 1883, the committee was divided into two, the Committee on Education and the Committee on Labor. The committees again merged on January 2, 1947, after the passage of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, becoming the Committee on Education and Labor again.

### Name changes

On January 4, 1995, when the Republicans took over the House, the committee was renamed the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. It was renamed again as the Committee on Education and the Workforce two years later on January 7, 1997. On January 4, 2007, with the Democrats once again in the majority, the committee's name was changed back to Committee on Education and Labor. After Republicans recaptured the House majority in the 2010 elections, they returned to the name, Committee on Education and the Workforce, effective with the opening of the 112th Congress in 2011. After Democrats recaptured the House majority in the 2018 elections, they similarly returned to the previous name, Committee on Education and Labor, effective with the opening of the 116th Congress in 2019. With the passing of the new House Rules associated to the Speaker negotiations in January of 2023, the 118th Congress renamed the committee as the Committee on Education and the Workforce again.

## Members, 119th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Tim Walberg, Michigan, Chair Joe Wilson, South Carolina Virginia Foxx, North Carolina Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Elise Stefanik, New York Rick Allen, Georgia James Comer, Kentucky Burgess Owens, Utah, Vice Chair Lisa McClain, Michigan Mary Miller, Illinois Julia Letlow, Louisiana Kevin Kiley, California Erin Houchin, Indiana Michael Rulli, Ohio James Moylan, Guam (from February 5, 2025) Bob Onder, Missouri Ryan Mackenzie, Pennsylvania Michael Baumgartner, Washington Mark Harris, North Carolina Mark Messmer, Indiana | Bobby Scott, Virginia, Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva, Arizona (until March 13, 2025) Joe Courtney, Connecticut Frederica Wilson, Florida Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Mark Takano, California Alma Adams, North Carolina Mark DeSaulnier, California Donald Norcross, New Jersey Lucy McBath, Georgia Jahana Hayes, Connecticut Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Haley Stevens, Michigan Greg Casar, Texas, Vice Ranking Member Summer Lee, Pennsylvania John Mannion, New York |
Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 13 (Chair), H.Res. 14 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 38 (R), H.Res. 40 (D), H.Res. 107 (Moylan)

## Subcommittees

| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
| Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education | Kevin Kiley (R-CA) | Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions | Rick Allen (R-GA) | Mark Desaulnier (D-CA) |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development | Burgess Owens (R-UT) | Alma Adams (D-NC) |
| Workforce Protections | Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) | Ilhan Omar (D-MN) |

## Historical membership rosters
### 115th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Virginia Foxx, North Carolina, Chair Joe Wilson, South Carolina, Vice Chair Duncan D. Hunter, California Phil Roe, Tennessee Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Tim Walberg, Michigan Brett Guthrie, Kentucky Todd Rokita, Indiana Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania Luke Messer, Indiana Bradley Byrne, Alabama Dave Brat, Virginia Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Elise Stefanik, New York Rick W. Allen, Georgia Jason Lewis, Minnesota Francis Rooney, Florida Paul Mitchell, Michigan Tom Garrett, Virginia Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania Drew Ferguson, Georgia Ron Estes, Kansas Karen Handel, Georgia | Bobby Scott, Virginia, Ranking Member Susan Davis, California Raúl Grijalva, Arizona Joe Courtney, Connecticut Marcia Fudge, Ohio Jared Polis, Colorado Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands Frederica Wilson, Florida Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon, Vice Ranking Member Mark Takano, California Alma Adams, North Carolina Mark DeSaulnier, California Donald Norcross, New Jersey Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire Adriano Espaillat, New York |
Sources: H.Res. 6 (Chair), H.Res. 7 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 45 (D), H.Res. 51 (R), H.Res. 59 (D), H.Res. 131 (R)

### 116th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Bobby Scott, Virginia, Chair Susan Davis, California Raúl Grijalva, Arizona Joe Courtney, Connecticut Marcia Fudge, Ohio Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands Frederica Wilson, Florida Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Mark Takano, California Alma Adams, North Carolina Mark DeSaulnier, California Donald Norcross, New Jersey Pramila Jayapal, Washington Joseph Morelle, New York Susan Wild, Pennsylvania Josh Harder, California Lucy McBath, Georgia Kim Schrier, Washington Lauren Underwood, Illinois Jahana Hayes, Connecticut Donna Shalala, Florida Andy Levin, Michigan, Vice Chair Ilhan Omar, Minnesota David Trone, Maryland Haley Stevens, Michigan Susie Lee, Nevada Joaquin Castro, Texas Lori Trahan, Massachusetts | Virginia Foxx, North Carolina, Ranking Member Phil Roe, Tennessee Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Tim Walberg, Michigan Brett Guthrie, Kentucky Bradley Byrne, Alabama Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Elise Stefanik, New York Rick W. Allen, Georgia Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania Jim Banks, Indiana Mark Walker, North Carolina James Comer, Kentucky Ben Cline, Virginia Russ Fulcher, Idaho Van Taylor, Texas Steve Watkins, Kansas Ron Wright, Texas Dan Meuser, Pennsylvania Dusty Johnson, South Dakota Fred Keller, Pennsylvania (since July 10, 2019) Greg Murphy, North Carolina (since September 26, 2019) Jeff Van Drew, New Jersey (since January 16, 2020) |
Sources: H.Res. 24 (Chair), H.Res. 25 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 42 (D), H.Res. 68 (R), H.Res. 73 (D), H.Res. 481 (R), H.Res. 596 (R), H.Res. 801 (R)

#### Subcommittees

As of 2019:
| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
| Civil Rights and Human Services | Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) | James Comer (R-KY) |
| Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education | Gregorio Sablan (I-MP) | Rick W. Allen (R-GA) |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions | Frederica Wilson (D-FL) | Tim Walberg (R-MI) |
| Higher Education and Workforce Investment | Susan Davis (D-CA) | Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) |
| Workforce Protections | Alma Adams (D-NC) | Bradley Byrne (R-AL) |

### 117th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Bobby Scott, Virginia, Chair Raúl Grijalva, Arizona Joe Courtney, Connecticut Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands Frederica Wilson, Florida Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Mark Takano, California Alma Adams, North Carolina Mark DeSaulnier, California Donald Norcross, New Jersey Pramila Jayapal, Washington Joseph Morelle, New York Susan Wild, Pennsylvania Lucy McBath, Georgia Jahana Hayes, Connecticut Andy Levin, Michigan Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Haley Stevens, Michigan Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico Mondaire Jones, New York Kathy Manning, North Carolina Frank J. Mrvan, Indiana Jamaal Bowman, New York, Vice Chair Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida (since February 2, 2022) Mary Peltola, Alaska (since September 29, 2022) Mark Pocan, Wisconsin Joaquin Castro, Texas Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey John Yarmuth, Kentucky Adriano Espaillat, New York Kweisi Mfume, Maryland (since February 11, 2021) | Virginia Foxx, North Carolina, Ranking Member Joe Wilson, South Carolina Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Tim Walberg, Michigan Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Elise Stefanik, New York Rick W. Allen, Georgia Jim Banks, Indiana James Comer, Kentucky Russ Fulcher, Idaho Ron Wright, Texas (until February 7, 2021) Fred Keller, Pennsylvania Greg Murphy, North Carolina Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa Michelle Steel, California Burgess Owens, Utah Bob Good, Virginia Lisa McClain, Michigan Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia (until February 4, 2021) Diana Harshbarger, Tennessee Mary Miller, Illinois Victoria Spartz, Indiana Scott L. Fitzgerald, Wisconsin Madison Cawthorn, North Carolina Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota Brad Finstad, Minnesota (since September 13, 2022) Joe Sempolinski, New York (since September 13, 2022) |
Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (Chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R), H.Res. 72 (removing Rep. Greene), H.Res. 92 (D), H.Res. 111 (D), H.Res. 311 (R), H.Res. 902 (D), H.Res. 1340 (R), H.Res. 1404 (D)

#### Subcommittees

| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
| Civil Rights and Human Services | Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) | Russ Fulcher (R-ID) |
| Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education | Gregorio Sablan (I-MP) | Burgess Owens (R-UT) |
| Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions | Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) | Rick W. Allen (R-GA) |
| Higher Education and Workforce Investment | Frederica Wilson (D-FL) | Greg Murphy (R-NC) |
| Workforce Protections | Alma Adams (D-NC) | Fred Keller (R-PA) |

### 118th Congress

| Majority | Minority |
| Virginia Foxx, North Carolina, Chair Joe Wilson, South Carolina Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Tim Walberg, Michigan Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Elise Stefanik, New York Rick Allen, Georgia Jim Banks, Indiana James Comer, Kentucky Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania Burgess Owens, Utah Bob Good, Virginia Lisa McClain, Michigan Mary Miller, Illinois Michelle Steel, California Ron Estes, Kansas Julia Letlow, Louisiana Kevin Kiley, California Aaron Bean, Florida Eric Burlison, Missouri Nathaniel Moran, Texas John James, Michigan Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Oregon Brandon Williams, New York Erin Houchin, Indiana | Bobby Scott, Virginia, Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva, Arizona Joe Courtney, Connecticut Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands Frederica Wilson, Florida Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Mark Takano, California Alma Adams, North Carolina Mark DeSaulnier, California Donald Norcross, New Jersey Pramila Jayapal, Washington Susan Wild, Pennsylvania Lucy McBath, Georgia Jahana Hayes, Connecticut Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Haley Stevens, Michigan Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico Kathy Manning, North Carolina Frank J. Mrvan, Indiana Jamaal Bowman, New York |
Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (Chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 80 (R), H.Res. 87 (D)

#### Subcommittees

| Subcommittee | Chair | Ranking Member |
| Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education | Aaron Bean (R-FL) | Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions | Bob Good (R-VA) | Mark Desaulnier (D-CA) |
| Higher Education and Workforce Investment | Burgess Owens (R-UT) | Frederica Wilson (D-FL) |
| Workforce Protections | Kevin Kiley (R-CA) | Alma Adams (D-NC) |

## Chairs
### Committee on Education and Labor (1867–1883)

| Chair | Party | State | Start of service | End of service |
| Jehu Baker | Republican | IL | 1867 | 1860 |
| Samuel F. Cary | Republican | OH | 1869 | 1869 |
| Samuel M. Arnell | Republican | TN | 1869 | 1871 |
| Legrand W. Perce | Republican | MS | 1871 | 1873 |
| James Monroe | Republican | OH | 1873 | 1875 |
| Gilbert C. Walker | Democratic | VA | 1875 | 1877 |
| John Goode | Democratic | VA | 1877 | 1881 |
| Jonathan T. Updegraff | Republican | OH | 1881 | 1882 |
| John C. Sherwin | Republican | IL | 1882 | 1883 |

### Committee on Education and Committee on Labor (1883–1947)

| Committee on Education | Committee on Education | Committee on Education | Committee on Education | Committee on Education | Committee on Labor | Committee on Labor | Committee on Labor | Committee on Labor | Committee on Labor |
| Chair | Party | State | Start of service | End of service | Chair | Party | State | Start of service | End of service |
| D. Wyatt Aiken | Democratic | SC | 1883 | 1887 | James H. Hopkins | Democratic | PA | 1883 | 1885 |
| Allen D. Candler | Democratic | GA | 1887 | 1889 | John J. O'Neill | Democratic | MO | 1885 | 1889 |
| James O'Donnell | Republican | MI | 1889 | 1891 | William H. Wade | Republican | MO | 1889 | 1891 |
| Walter I. Hayes | Democratic | IA | 1891 | 1892 | John C. Tarsney | Democratic | MO | 1891 | 1893 |
| David B. Brunner | Democratic | PA | 1892 | 1892 | Lawrence E. McGann | Democratic | IL | 1893 | 1895 |
| Benjamin A. Enloe | Democratic | TN | 1892 | 1895 | Thomas W. Phillips | Republican | PA | 1895 | 1897 |
| Galusha A. Grow | Republican | PA | 1895 | 1903 | John J. Gardner | Republican | NJ | 1897 | 1911 |
| George N. Southwick | Republican | NY | 1903 | 1909 | William B. Wilson | Democratic | PA | 1911 | 1913 |
| James F. Burke | Republican | PA | 1909 | 1911 | David J. Lewis | Democratic | MD | 1913 | 1917 |
| Asbury F. Lever | Democratic | SC | 1911 | 1913 | James P. Maher | Democratic | NY | 1917 | 1919 |
| Dudley M. Hughes | Democratic | GA | 1913 | 1917 | John M. C. Smith | Republican | MI | 1919 | 1921 |
| William J. Sears | Democratic | FL | 1917 | 1919 | John I. Nolan | Republican | CA | 1921 | 1922 |
| Simeon D. Fess | Republican | OH | 1919 | 1923 | Frederick N. Zihlman | Republican | MD | 1922 | 1925 |
| Frederick W. Dallinger | Republican | MA | 1923 | 1925 | William F. Kopp | Republican | IA | 1925 | 1930 |
| Daniel A. Reed | Republican | NY | 1925 | 1931 | Richard J. Welch | Republican | CA | 1930 | 1931 |
| John J. Douglass | Democratic | MA | 1931 | 1935 | William P. Connery Jr. | Democratic | MA | 1931 | 1937 |
| Vincent L. Palmisano | Democratic | MD | 1935 | 1937 | Mary Teresa Norton | Democratic | NJ | 1937 | 1947 |
| William H. Larrabee | Democratic | IN | 1937 | 1943 | | | | | |
| Graham A. Barden | Democratic | NC | 1943 | 1947 | | | | | |

### Committee on Education and Labor (1947–1995)

| Chair | Party | State | Start of service | End of service |
| Fred A. Hartley | Republican | NJ | 1947 | 1949 |
| John Lesinski Sr. | Democratic | MI | 1949 | 1950 |
| Graham A. Barden | Democratic | NC | 1950 | 1953 |
| Samuel K. McConnell | Republican | PA | 1953 | 1955 |
| Graham A. Barden | Democratic | NC | 1955 | 1961 |
| Adam Clayton Powell | Democratic | NY | 1961 | 1967 |
| Carl D. Perkins | Democratic | KY | 1967 | 1984 |
| Augustus F. Hawkins | Democratic | CA | 1984 | 1991 |
| William D. Ford | Democratic | MI | 1991 | 1995 |

### Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (1995–1997)

| Chair | Party | State | Start of service | End of service |
| William F. Goodling | Republican | PA | 1995 | 1997 |

### Committee on Education and the Workforce (1997–2007)

| Chair | Party | State | Start of service | End of service |
| William F. Goodling | Republican | PA | 1997 | 2001 |
| John Boehner | Republican | OH | 2001 | 2006 |
| Buck McKeon | Republican | CA | 2006 | 2007 |

### Committee on Education and Labor (2007–2011)

| Chair | Party | State | Start of service | End of service |
| George Miller | Democratic | CA | 2007 | 2011 |

### Committee on Education and the Workforce (2011–2019)

| Chair | Party | State | Start of service | End of service |
| John Kline | Republican | MN | 2011 | 2017 |
| Virginia Foxx | Republican | NC | 2017 | 2019 |

### Committee on Education and Labor (2019–2023)

| Chair | Party | State | Start of service | End of service |
| Bobby Scott | Democratic | VA | 2019 | 2023 |

### Committee on Education and the Workforce (2023–present)

| Chair | Party | State | Start of service | End of service |
| Virginia Foxx | Republican | NC | 2023 | present |