Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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.

Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Edward M. Kennedy (Mass.), Chairman Christopher Dodd (Conn.) Tom Harkin (Iowa) Barbara Mikulski (Md.) Jeff Bingaman (N.M.) Patty Murray (Wash.) Jack Reed (R.I.) Bernie Sanders (Vt.), Independent Sherrod Brown (Ohio) Jeff Merkley (Ore.) Bob Casey (Penn.) Kay Hagan (N.C.)	Michael B. Enzi (Wyo.), Ranking Member Judd Gregg (N.H.) Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) Richard Burr (N.C.) Johnny Isakson (Ga.) Orrin Hatch (Utah) Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) Pat Roberts (Kan.) Tom Coburn (Okla.) John McCain (Ariz.)

Subcommittees

Subcommittee on Children and Families

Members of the Subcommittee on Children and Families, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Chris Dodd (Conn.), Chairman Jeff Bingaman (N.M.) Patty Murray (Wash.) Jack Reed (R.I.) Bernie Sanders (Vt.), Independent	Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Ranking Member Judd Gregg (N.H.) Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) Orrin Hatch (Utah) Pat Roberts (Kan.)

Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging

Members of the Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Barbara Mikulski (Md.), Chairman Tom Harkin (Iowa) Jeff Bingaman (N.M.) Jack Reed (R.I.) Bernie Sanders (Vt.), Independent Sherrod Brown (Ohio)	Richard Burr (N.C.), Ranking Member Judd Gregg (N.H.) Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) Johnny Isakson (Ga.) Orrin Hatch (Utah)

Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety

Members of the Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, 111th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Patty Murray (Wash.), Chairman Chris Dodd (Conn.) Tom Harkin (Iowa) Barbara Mikulski (Md.) Sherrod Brown (Ohio)	Johnny Isakson (Ga.), Ranking Member Richard Burr (N.C.) Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) Pat Roberts (Kan.) Tom Coburn (Okla.)

Previous committee membership

110th Congress (2007-2008)

Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Edward M. Kennedy (Mass.), Chairman Christopher Dodd (Conn.) Tom Harkin (Iowa) Barbara Mikulski (Md.) Jeff Bingaman (N.M.) Patty Murray (Wash.) Jack Reed (R.I.) Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) Barack Obama (Ill.) Bernie Sanders (Vt.), Independent Sherrod Brown (Ohio)	Michael B. Enzi (Wyo.), Ranking Member Judd Gregg (N.H.) Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) Richard Burr (N.C.) Johnny Isakson (Ga.) Orrin Hatch (Utah) Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) Pat Roberts (Kan.) Wayne Allard (Colo.) Tom Coburn (Okla.)

Subcommittees

Subcommittee on Children and Families

Members of the Subcommittee on Children and Families, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Chris Dodd (Conn.), Chairman Jeff Bingaman (N.M.) Patty Murray (Wash.) Jack Reed (R.I.) Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) Barack Obama (Ill.) Bernie Sanders (Vt.), Independent	Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Ranking Member Judd Gregg (N.H.) Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) Orrin Hatch (Utah) Pat Roberts (Kan.) Wayne Allard (Colo.)

Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging

Members of the Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Barbara Mikulski (Md.), Chairman Tom Harkin (Iowa) Jeff Bingaman (N.M.) Jack Reed (R.I.) Bernie Sanders (Vt.), Independent Sherrod Brown (Ohio)	Richard Burr (N.C.), Ranking Member Judd Gregg (N.H.) Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) Johnny Isakson (Ga.) Orrin Hatch (Utah)

Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety

Members of the Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, 110th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Patty Murray (Wash.), Chairman Chris Dodd (Conn.) Tom Harkin (Iowa) Barbara Mikulski (Md.) Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) Barack Obama (Ill.) Sherrod Brown (Ohio)	Johnny Isakson (Ga.), Ranking Member Richard Burr (N.C.) Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) Pat Roberts (Kan.) Wayne Allard (Colo.) Tom Coburn (Okla.)

109th Congress (2005-2006)

Members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, 109th Congress
Democrats:	Republicans:
Edward M. Kennedy (Mass.), Ranking Member Christopher Dodd (Conn.) Tom Harkin (Iowa) Barbara Mikulski (Md.) Jeff Bingaman (N.M.) Patty Murray (Wash.) Jack Reed (R.I.) Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.)	Michael B. Enzi (Wyo.), Chairman Judd Gregg (N.H.) Bill Frist (Tenn.) Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) Richard Burr (N.C.) Johnny Isakson (Ga.) Mike DeWine (Ohio) John Ensign (Nev.) Orrin Hatch (Utah) Jeff Sessions (Ala.) Pat Roberts (Kan.)

Articles and Resources

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Contact information

Committee Web site

• Majority staff office - (202) 224-6770
• Minority staff office - (202) 224-0767