Arts Education and Congress - Committees
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR & PENSIONS
United States Senate
428 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-0767, Fax: (202) 224-5128
Website: http://help.senate.gov/
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions has jurisdiction over the Arts in Education program at the U.S. Department of Education and teh Corporation for National Service..
Majority Members (D):
- Tom Harkin, Iowa, Chairman
- Barbara Mikulski, Maryland
- Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico
- Patty Murray, Washington
- Bernie Sanders, Vermont
- Bob Casey, Jr., Pennsylvania
- Kay Hagan, North Carolina
- Jeff Merkley, Oregon
- Al Franken, Minnesota
- Michael Bennet, Colorado
- Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
- Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut
Minority Members (R):
- Mike Enzi, Wyoming, Ranking Member
- Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
- Richard Burr, North Carolina
- Johnny Isakson, Georgia
- Rand Paul, Kentucky
- Orrin Hatch, Utah
- John McCain, Arizona
- Pat Roberts, Kansas
- Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
- Mark Kirk, Illinois
SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
United States Senate
184 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-7230, Fax: (202) 228-5044
Website: http://appropriations.senate.gov/labor.cfm
The Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health And Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies has jurisdiction over the amount of funding provided to the Office of Museum Services and the U.S. Department of Education (arts education programs).
Majority Members (D):
- Tom Harkin, Iowa, Chairman
- Daniel Inouye, Hawaii
- Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
- Patty Murray, Washington
- Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
- Dick Durbin, Illinois
- Jack Reed, Rhode Island
- Mark Pryor, Arkansas
- Barbara Mikulski, Maryland
- Sherrod Brown, Ohio
Minority Members (R):
- Richard Shelby, Alabama, Ranking Member
- Thad Cochran, Mississippi
- Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas
- Lamar Alexander, Tennessee
- Ron Johnson, Wisconsin
- Mark Kirk, Illinois
- Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
- Jerry Moran, Kansas
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE
United States House of Representatives
2181 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Tel: (202) 225-3725
Website: http://edlabor.house.gov/
The Hosue Committee on Education and Labor has jurisdiction over reauthorization of the Elementary and Seconfary Education Act, which included funding authorization for arts education programs within elementary and secondary education. The committee also has jurisdiction over the Corporation for National Service.
Majority Members (R):
- John Kline, Minnesota, Chairman-2
- Tom Petri, Wisconsin-6
- Howard "Buck" McKeon, California-25
- Judy Biggert, Illinois-13
- Todd Russell Platts, Pennsylvania-19
- Joe Wilson, South Carolina-2
- Virginia Foxx, North Carolina-5
- Bob Goodlatte, Virginia-6
- Duncan D. Hunter, California-52
- Phil Roe, Tennessee-1
- Glenn "G.T." Thompson, Pennsylvania-5
- Tim Walberg, Michigan-7
- Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee-4
- Richard L. Hanna, New York-24
- Todd Rokita, Indiana-4
- Larry Bucshon, Indiana-8
- Trey Gowdy, South Carolina-4
- Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania-11
- Kristi Noem, South Dakota-AL
- Martha Roby, Alabama-2
- Joe Heck, Nevada-3
- Dennis A. Ross, Florida-12
- Mike Kelly, Pennsylvania-3
Minority Members (D):
- George Miller, California, Ranking Member-7
- Dale E. Kildee, Michigan-5
- Rob Andrews, New Jersey-1
- Bobby Scott, Virginia-3
- Lynn Woolsey, California-6
- Rubén Hinojosa, Texas-15
- Carolyn McCarthy, New York-4
- John F. Tierney, Massachusetts-6
- Dennis Kucinich, Ohio-10
- Rush D. Holt, Jr., New Jersey-12
- Susan Davis, California-53
- Raúl Grijalva, Arizona-7
- Timothy Bishop, New York-1
- David Loebsack, Iowa-2
- Mazie Hirono, Hawaii-2
- Jason Altmire, Pennsylvania-4
- Marcia Fudge, Ohio-11
HOUSE SUBCOMMITTE ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
United States House of Representatives
2358 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Tel: (202) 225-3508, Fax: (202) 225-9571
Website: http://appropriations.house.gov/Subcommittees/sub_lhhse.shtml
The House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education has jurisdiction over the amount of funding provided to the Office of Museum Services and the U.S. Department of Education (arts education programs).
Majority Members (R):
- Denny Rehberg, Montana, Chairman-AL
- Jerry Lewis, California-41
- Rodney Alexander, Louisiana, Vice Chair-5
- Jack Kingston, Georgia-1
- Kay Granger, Texas-12
- Mike Simpson, Idaho-2
- Jeff Flake, Arizona-6
- Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming-AL
Minority Members (D):
- Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut, Ranking Member-3
- Nita Lowey, New York-18
- Jesse Jackson, Jr., Illinois-2
- Lucille Roybal-Allard, California-34
- Barbara Lee, California-9