U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) has jurisdiction over matters relating to health, education, labor, and pensions.

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

See Also