US/Senate/Committee/Health Education Labor and Pensions

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Generally considers matters relating health, education, labor, and pensions

The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) generally considers matters relating to these issues. Its jurisdiction also extends beyond these issues to include several more specific areas, as defined by Senate rules.

History

During the Administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson, the committee took the lead in shaping legislation as part of Johnson's War on Poverty, resulting in the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. On March 18, 1992, the committee’s jurisdiction was updated to include all of the areas listed below. The committee was given its current name, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, on January 19, 1999, by S. Res. 20.[1]

Jurisdictional areas

Under the Rule 25[2] of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following subject matters fall under the jurisdiction of the Committee.[3]


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References

  1. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10458034%7Ctitle=U.S. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. 1/19/1999- Organization Authority Recor
  2. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/SMAN-113/pdf/SMAN-113-pg25.pdf
  3. https://www.help.senate.gov/about