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Committee on Education and Workforce
The committee has legislative jurisdiction over matters related to higher and lower education, workforce development and protections, and health, employment, labor, and pensions.
The committee has legislative jurisdiction over matters related to higher and lower education, workforce development and protections, and health, employment, labor, and pensions.
Tim Walberg
Republican • MI
Robert C. Scott
Democrat • VA
Joe Courtney
Democrat • CT
Joe Wilson
Republican • SC
Frederica Wilson
Democrat • FL
Virginia Ann Foxx
Republican • NC
Glenn Thompson
Republican • PA
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat • OR
Glenn Grothman
Republican • WI
Mark Takano
Democrat • CA
Alma Adams
Democrat • NC
Elise M. Stefanik
Republican • NY
Mark James Desaulnier
Democrat • CA
Rick W. Allen
Republican • GA
Donald Norcross
Democrat • NJ
James Comer
Republican • KY
Burgess Owens
Republican • UT
Lucy Mcbath
Democrat • GA
Jahana Hayes
Democrat • CT
Lisa C. McClain
Republican • MI
Ilhan Omar
Democrat • MN
Mary E. Miller
Republican • IL
Haley Stevens
Democrat • MI
Julia Letlow
Republican • LA
Greg Casar
Democrat • TX
Kevin Kiley
Independent • CA
Michael A. Rulli
Republican • OH
Summer Lee
Democrat • PA
James Moylan
Republican • GU
John W. Mannion
Democrat • NY
Adelita S. Grijalva
Democrat • AZ
Robert F. Onder
Republican • MO
Ryan Mackenzie
Republican • PA
Michael Baumgartner
Republican • WA
Mark Harris
Republican • NC
Mark B. Messmer
Republican • IN
Randy Fine
Republican • FL
Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act
The bill centralizes and preserves continuity of Education-related loan administration by moving functions, staff, assets, and authorities to Treasury—reducing immediate service gaps and documenting transfers—while risking transitional disruption for borrowers, added transition costs, loss of Education-specific expertise, and concentrated administrative power that could weaken oversight.
Less Bureaucracy, Better Higher Education Act
The bill aims to consolidate workforce and education programs under Labor to improve coordination and preserve continuity, but it risks disrupting students and institutions, imposing administrative costs, diluting Education's specialized expertise (especially for disability accommodations), and creating legal, accountability, and fiscal transparency challenges.
Living Wage for Federal Contractors Act
The bill raises and protects wages for federal contract workers and strengthens enforcement and clarity for procurements, at the cost of higher contractor labor expenses, greater taxpayer outlays, and increased compliance and transition burdens that could reduce contractor competitiveness or slow some procurements.
Delivering Priority Legislation Act
The bill strengthens support for small‑business innovation, national-security capabilities, family leave access, and targeted education/outdoor programs while increasing federal spending and exposure, creating privacy and fiscal risks, and imposing new compliance burdens that could shift costs onto taxpayers, employers, and service providers.
Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act
The bill centralizes many Native-focused education functions at the Department of the Interior and builds in consultation, continuity, and legal clarity to preserve programs and accountability, but it risks short-term service disruptions, added administrative burden, constrained staffing capacity, and potential legal/accountability complexities during the transition.
Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act
The bill centralizes career, technical, and adult education functions in the Department of Labor to better align training with employer needs and preserve program continuity, but it risks disrupting education priorities and provider relationships, creating administrative strain and potential service or staffing shortfalls if transfers are rushed or underfunded.
Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act
The bill trades improved health-aligned coordination and immediate operational continuity (staff, funds, and regulations moving to HHS) for short-term administrative disruption, potential shifts away from educational priorities, legal ambiguity, and budgetary/accounting constraints during the transition.
Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act
The bill centralizes international-education and cultural-exchange programs at the State Department to improve diplomatic coordination and streamline administration, but does so at the risk of disrupting Department of Education staff and education-focused priorities, eliminating a targeted minority development program, and creating legal, oversight, and accountability challenges.
PARITY Act
The bill reduces administrative burdens and speeds processes for institutions and the Department of Education, but at the cost of weaker statutory oversight and reduced protections for students, raising the risk of misuse of federal student aid funds.
Mental Health Parity Enforcement and Funding Act
The bill strengthens enforcement and funding for mental health and addiction parity—likely improving access for patients—but increases compliance costs and liability exposure for employers and insurers and adds modest federal spending.
Shows active legislation in this committee's pipeline. Controversiality scores and analysis are AI-generated from the 119th Congress.
Stance scores range from -1 (opposes) to +1 (supports), based on bills referred to this committee in the 119th Congress. Confidence dot shown for high-confidence scores.
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