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U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions has jurisdiction over matters relating to health, education, labor, and pensions. The chairman is Senator Judd Gregg (Republican of New Hampshire). The ranking member is Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts (Democrat of Massachusetts)

Members

The members of the committee are as follows:

• Judd Gregg (R-NH), Chairman
• Bill Frist (R-TN)
• Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
• Christopher Bond (R-MO)
• Mike DeWine (R-OH)
• Pat Roberts (R-KS)
• Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
• John Ensign (R-NV)
• Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
• John Warner (R-VA)
• Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Ranking Member
• Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
• Tom Harkin (D-IA)
• Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
• James Jeffords (I-VT)
• Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
• Patty Murray (D-WA)
• Jack Reed (D-RI)
• John Edwards (D-NC)
• Hillary Clinton (D-NY)

Subcommittees

• Christopher Bond (R-MO)
  • Ranking Member: Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
• Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
  • Ranking Member: Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
• Mike Enzi (R-WY)
  • Ranking Member: Patty Murray (D-WA)
• Mike DeWine (R-OH)
  • Ranking Member: Edward Kennedy (D-MA)

Chairmen

Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, 1947-1977

• Robert A. Taft (R-OH) 1947-1949
• Elbert D. Thomas (D-UT) 1949-1951
• James E. Murray (D-MT) 1951-1953
• H. Alexander Smith (R-NJ) 1953-1955
• Lister Hill (D-AL) 1955-1969
• Ralph Yarborough (D-TX) 1969-1971
• Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ) 1971-1977

Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Human Resources, 1977-1979

• Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ) 1977-1979

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources

• Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ) 1979-1981
• Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT) 1981-1987
• Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) 1987-1995
• Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-KS) 1995-1997
• James M. Jeffords (R-VT) 1997-1999

Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

• James M. Jeffords (R-VT) 1999-2001
• Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) 2001
• James M. Jeffords (R-VT) 2001
• Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) 2001-2003
• Judd Gregg (R-NH) 2003-