The Committee on Education and Labor was created on March 21, 1867.
Committee on Education and Labor (1867-1883)
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Chairman
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Ranking Minority Member
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Party
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Congress
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Years
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John Baker (IL)
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Union Republican
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40th
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1867-1869
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Samuel M. Arnell (TN)
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Republican Independent
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41st
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1869-1871
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Legand W. Perce (MS)
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Republican
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42nd
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1871-1873
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James Monroe (OH)
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Republican
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43rd
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1873-1875
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Gilbert C. Walker (VA)
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Conservative
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44th
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1875-1877
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John Goode, Jr. (VA)
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Democrat
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45th-46th
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1877-1881
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J.T. Updegraff (OH)
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Republican
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47th
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1881-1882
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John C. Sherwin (IL)
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Republican
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47th
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1882-1883
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The separate committees on Education and Labor were established in December 1883.
Committee on Education (1883-1947)
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Chairman
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Ranking Minority Member
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Party
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Congress
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Years
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D. Wyatt Alken (SC)
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Democrat
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48th-49th
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1883-1887
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Allen D. Candler (GA)
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Democrat
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50th
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1887-1889
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James O'Donnell (MI)
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Republican
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51st
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1889-1891
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Walter I. Hayes (IA)
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Democrat
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52nd
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1891-1892
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David B. Brunner (PA)
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Democrat
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52nd
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1892
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Benjamin A. Ealoc (TN)
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Democrat
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52nd-53rd
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1892-1895
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Galusha A. Grow (PA)
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Republican
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54th-57th
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1897-1903
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David A. De Armond (MO)
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Democrat
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56th-57th
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1899-1903
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George N. Southwick (NY)
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Republican
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58th-60th
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1903-1909
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Willard D. Vandiver (MO)
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Democrat
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58th
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1903-1905
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Edwin Y. Webb (NC)
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Democrat
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59th
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1905-1907
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James F. Burke (PA)
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Republican
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61st
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1909-1911
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Asbury F. Lever (SC)
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Democrat
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60th-61st
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1907-1911
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Asbury F. Lever (SC)
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Democrat
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62nd
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1911-1913
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James F. Burke (PA)
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Republican
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62nd-63rd
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1911-1915
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Dudley M. Hughes (GA)
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Democrat
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63rd-64th
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1913-1917
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Caleb Powers (KY)
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Republican
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64th-65th
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1915-1919
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William J. Sears (FL)
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Democrat
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65th
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1917-1919
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Simeon D. Fees (OH)
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Republican
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66th-67th
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1919-1923
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William J. Sears (FL)
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Democrat
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66th
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1919-1921
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William B. Bankhead (AL)
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Democrat
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67th
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1921-1923
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Frederick W. Dallinger (MA)
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Republican
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68th
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1923-1925
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Bill Green Lowrey (MS)
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Democrat
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68th-70th
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1923-1929
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Daniel A. Reed (NY)
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Republican
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69th-71st
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1925-1931
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Loring M. Black Jr. (NY)
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Democrat
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71st
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1929-1931
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John J. Douglas (MA)
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Democrat
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72nd-73rd
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1931-1935
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Daniel A. Reed (NY)
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Republican
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72nd
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1931-1933
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James L. Whitley (NY)
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Republican
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73rd
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1933-1935
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Vincent L. Palmisano (MD)
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Democrat
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74th-75th
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1935-1937
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Albert E. Carter (CA)
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Republican
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74th
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1935-1937
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William H. Larrabee (IN)
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Democrat
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75th-77th
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1937-1943
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George A. Dondero (MI)
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Republican
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75th-79th
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1937-1947
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Graham A. Barden (NC)
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Democrat
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78th-79th
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1943-1947
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Committee on Labor (1883-1947)
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Chairman
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Ranking Minority Member
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Party
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Congress
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Years
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James H. Hopkins (PA)
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Democrat
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48th
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1883-1885
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John J. O'Neill (MO)
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Democrat
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49th-50th
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1885-1889
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William H. Wade (MO)
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Republican
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51st
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1889-1891
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John C. Tarsney (MO)
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Democrat
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52nd
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1891-1893
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Lawrence M. McGann (IL)
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Democrat
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53rd
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1893-1895
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Thomas W. Phillips (PA)
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Republican
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54th
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1895-1897
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Willaim Jasper Talbert (SC)
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Democrat
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56th-57th
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1899-1903
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John J. Gardner (NJ)
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Republican
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55th-61st
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1897-1911
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Ben F. Caldwell (IL)
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Democrat
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58th
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1903-1905
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William Randolph Hearst (NY)
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Democrat
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59th
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1905-1907
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Henry R. Ralney (IL)
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Democrat
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60th-61st
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1907-1911
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William B. Wilson (PA)
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Democrat
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62nd
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1911-1913
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John J. Gardner (NJ)
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Republican
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62nd
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1911-1913
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David J. Lewis (MD)
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Democrat
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63rd-64th
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1913-1917
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John M.C. Smith (MI)
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Republican
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63rd-65th
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1913-1919
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James P. Maher (NY)
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Democrat
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65th
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1917-1919
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J.M.C. Smith (MI)
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Republican
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66th
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1919-1921
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James P. Maher (NY)
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Democrat
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66th
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1919-1921
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John I. Nolan (CA)
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Republican
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67th
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1921-1922
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Eugene Black (TX)
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Democrat
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67th
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1921-1923
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Frederick N. Zihlman (MD)
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Republican
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67th-68th
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1922-1925
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William D. Upshaw (GA)
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Democrat
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68th-69th
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1923-1927
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William F. Kopp (IA)
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Republican
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69th-71st
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1925-1930
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William P. Connery Jr. (MA)
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Democrat
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70th-71st
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1927-1931
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William P. Connery, Jr. (MA)
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Democrat
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72nd-75th
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1931-1937
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Richard Welch (CA)
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Republican
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72nd-79th
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1931-1947
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Mary T. Norton (NJ)
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Democrat
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75th-79th
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1937-1947
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The two separate committees were terminated on January 7, 1947, and the Committee on Education and Labor was re-created as of that date.
Committee on Education and Labor (1947-1995)
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Chairman
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Ranking Minority Member
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Party
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Congress
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Years
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Fred A. Hartley, Jr. (NJ)
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Republican
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80th
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1947-1949
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John Lesinski (MI)
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Democrat
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80th
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1947-1949
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John Lesinski (MI)
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Democrat
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81st
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1949-1950
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Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. (PA)
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Republican
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81st-82nd
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1949-1953
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Graham A. Barden (NC)
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Democrat
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81st-82nd
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1950-1953
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Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. (PA)
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Republican
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83rd
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1953-1955
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Graham A. Barden (NC)
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Democrat
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83rd
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1953-1955
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Graham A. Barden (NC)
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Democrat
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84th-86th
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1955-1961
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Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. (PA)
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Republican
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84th-85th
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1955-1957
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Ralph W. Gwins (NY)
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Republican
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85th
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1957-1959
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Carroll D. Kearns (PA)
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Republican
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86th-87th
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1959-1963
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Adam C. Powell (NY)
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Democrat
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87th-89th
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1961-1966
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Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen (NJ)
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Republican
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88th
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1963-1965
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William H. Ayres (OH)
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Republican
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89th-91st
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1965-1971
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Carl D. Perkins (KY)
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Democrat
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90th-98th
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1967-1984
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Albert H. Quie (MN)
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Republican
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92nd-95th
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1971-1978
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John M. Ashbrook (OH)
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Republican
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96th-97th
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1979-1982
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John N. Erlenborn (IL)
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Republican
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97th-98th
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1982-1984
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Augustus F. Hawkins (CA)
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Democrat
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98th-101st
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1984-1991
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James M. Jeffords (VT)
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Republican
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99th-100th
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1985-1988
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William F. Goodling (PA)
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Republican
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101st-103rd
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1989-1995
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William D. Ford (MI)
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Democrat
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102nd-103rd
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1991-1995
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On January 4, 1995, the Committee's name was changed to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (1995-1997)
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Chairman
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Ranking Minority Member
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Party
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Congress
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Years
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William F. Goodling (PA)
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Republican
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104th
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1995-1997
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William L. Clay (MO)
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Democrat
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104th
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1995-1997
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On January 7, 1997, the Committee's name was changed to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committee on Education and the Workforce (1997-2007)
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Chairman
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Ranking Minority Member
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Party
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Congress
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Years
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William F. Goodling (PA)
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Republican
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105th-106th
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1997-2000
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William L. Clay (MO)
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Democrat
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105th-106th
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1997-2000
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John A. Boehner (OH)
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|
Republican
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107th-109th
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2001-2006
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Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (CA)
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Republican
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109th
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2006-2007
|
|
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George Miller (CA)
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Democrat
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107th-109th
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2001-2007
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On January 5, 2007, the Committee's name was changed to the Committee on Education and Labor.
Committee on Education and Labor (2007-2010)
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Chairman
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Ranking Minority Member
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Party
|
Congress
|
Years
|
|
George Miller (CA)
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Democrat
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110th-111th
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2007-2010
|
|
|
Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (CA)
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Republican
|
110th
|
2007-2009
|
|
|
John Kline (MN)
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Republican
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111th
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2009-2010
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On January 5, 2011, the Committee's name was changed to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committee on Education and the Workforce (2011- )
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Chairman
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Ranking Minority Member
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Party
|
Congress
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Years
|
|
John Kline (MN)
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Republican
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112th-
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2011-
|
|
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George Miller (CA)
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Democrat
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112th-
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2011-
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