The U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives responsible for federal legislation related to education, workforce development, labor standards, pensions, and employee benefits. Under Republican majority leadership, the committee typically emphasizes policies promoting school choice, workforce training, deregulation of labor markets, and reduced federal oversight in education and employment matters.
K-12 and higher education reform, school choice initiatives, workforce development and job training programs, labor law and union regulation, employee benefits and retirement security, apprenticeship programs, and oversight of the Department of Education and Department of Labor
Funded through the annual appropriations process of the United States federal government
Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives; House Republican Conference leadership; Subcommittees on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education; Higher Education and Workforce Development; Workforce Protections; and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Legislative committee of the United States House of Representatives