United States House Education Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services

The House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services is a standing subcommittee within the United States House Committee on Education and Labor. It was created for the 116th United States Congress.^[1] However, it was abolished at the start of the 118th Congress after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives.^[2]

The Chair of the subcommittee is Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon and the Ranking Member is Republican Ross Fulcher of Idaho.

Jurisdiction edit

From the Official Subcommittee website, the Subcommittee's jurisdiction includes:^[3]

Matters relating to equal employment opportunities and civil rights generally; welfare reform programs, including but not limited to work incentive programs and welfare-to-work requirements; poverty and human services programs, including but not limited to the Community Services Block Grant Act and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; the Native American Programs Act; school lunch and child nutrition programs; matters dealing with programs and services for the elderly, including but not limited to nutrition programs and the Older Americans Act; adolescent development programs, including but not limited to those providing for the care and treatment of certain at-risk youth such as the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; and matters dealing with child abuse and domestic violence, including but not limited to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and child adoption.

Members, 117th Congress edit

Members, 117th Congress^[4]
Majority	Minority
Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon, Chair Alma Adams, North Carolina Jahana Hayes, Connecticut Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico Frank J. Mrvan, Indiana Jamaal Bowman, New York Kweisi Mfume, Maryland	Russ Fulcher, Idaho, Ranking Member Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Lisa McClain, Michigan Victoria Spartz, Indiana Scott L. Fitzgerald, Wisconsin
Ex officio
Bobby Scott, Virginia	Virginia Foxx, North Carolina

Historical membership rosters edit

116th Congress edit

Members, 116th Congress^[5]
Majority	Minority
Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon, Chair Raúl Grijalva, Arizona Marcia Fudge, Ohio Kim Schrier, Washington Jahana Hayes, Connecticut David Trone, Maryland Susie Lee, Nevada	James Comer, Kentucky, Ranking Member Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Elise Stefanik, New York Dusty Johnson, South Dakota
Ex officio
Bobby Scott, Virginia	Virginia Foxx, North Carolina

References edit

^ "Rep. Bonamici to head the new Civil Rights and Human Services House Subcommittee". University of Oregon – Government and Community Relations. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ "Education And The Workforce Committee Adopts Rules And Oversight Plan For 118th Congress". Committee on Education & the Workforce. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
^ "Jurisdiction". Education and Labor Committee. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
^ 117th Congress Member Roster – Committee on Education of Labor (Page 6)
^ Members – Committee on Education and Labor (Page 6)

External links edit

Subcommittee page

[1] "Rep. Bonamici to head the new Civil Rights and Human Services House Subcommittee". University of Oregon – Government and Community Relations. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[2] "Education And The Workforce Committee Adopts Rules And Oversight Plan For 118th Congress". Committee on Education & the Workforce. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-01.

[3] "Jurisdiction". Education and Labor Committee. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[4] 117th Congress Member Roster – Committee on Education of Labor (Page 6)

[5] Members – Committee on Education and Labor (Page 6)

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