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| + | 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 [[United States Senate|Senate]] rules. | ||
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| + | ==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.<ref>https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10458034|title=U.S. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. 1/19/1999- Organization Authority Recor</ref> | ||
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| + | == Jurisdictional areas == | ||
| + | Under the Rule 25<ref>https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/SMAN-113/pdf/SMAN-113-pg25.pdf</ref> of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following subject matters fall under the jurisdiction of the Committee.<ref>https://www.help.senate.gov/about</ref> | ||
| + | *Measures relating to education, labor, health, and [[public welfare]] | ||
| + | *Aging | ||
| + | *[[Agricultural college]]s | ||
| + | *Arts and humanities | ||
| + | *[[Biomedical research]] and development | ||
| + | *[[Child labor]] | ||
| + | *[[Penal labour|Convict labor]] and the entry of goods made by convicts into [[Commerce Clause|interstate commerce]] | ||
| + | *Domestic activities of the [[American Red Cross]] | ||
| + | *[[Equal employment opportunity]] | ||
| + | *[[Gallaudet University]], [[Howard University]], and [[St. Elizabeths Hospital]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] | ||
| + | *Individuals with [[Disability|disabilities]] | ||
| + | *Labor standards and labor statistics | ||
| + | *[[Mediation]] and [[arbitration]] of [[labor dispute]]s | ||
| + | *[[Occupational Safety and Health Administration]], including the welfare of miners. | ||
| + | *[[Mine Safety and Health Administration]] | ||
| + | *Private [[pension]] plans | ||
| + | *[[Public health]] | ||
| + | *Railway labor and retirement | ||
| + | *Regulation of [[foreign worker|foreign laborers]] | ||
| + | *[[Student loan]]s | ||
| + | *Wages and hours of labor, including the [[Minimum wage in the United States|federal minimum wage]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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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]
- Measures relating to education, labor, health, and public welfare
- Aging
- Agricultural colleges
- Arts and humanities
- Biomedical research and development
- Child labor
- Convict labor and the entry of goods made by convicts into interstate commerce
- Domestic activities of the American Red Cross
- Equal employment opportunity
- Gallaudet University, Howard University, and St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.
- Individuals with disabilities
- Labor standards and labor statistics
- Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including the welfare of miners.
- Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Private pension plans
- Public health
- Railway labor and retirement
- Regulation of foreign laborers
- Student loans
- Wages and hours of labor, including the federal minimum wage
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References
- ↑ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10458034%7Ctitle=U.S. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. 1/19/1999- Organization Authority Recor
- ↑ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/SMAN-113/pdf/SMAN-113-pg25.pdf
- ↑ https://www.help.senate.gov/about
