Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (115th Congress)
Membership
- Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Barbara Lee
- Mark Pocan
- Katherine Clark
Jurisdiction
- Department of Education
- Department of Health and Human Services [except Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Food and Drug Administration; Indian Health Services and Facilities; and National Institute of Environmental Sciences (formerly EPA/Superfund)]
- Department of Labor
- Related Agencies
- Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
- Corporation for National and Community Service
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
- National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
- National Council on Disability
- National Education Goals Panel
- National Labor Relations Board
- National Mediation Board
- Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
- Railroad Retirement Board
- Social Security Administration
The House Appropriations Committee today adopted 12 Democratic amendments to protect migrant children separated from their families by President Donald Trump's cruel family separation policy and to demand an end to family separation during markup of the fiscal year 2019 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill.
Despite these successes, House Republicans severely worsened the humanitarian situation for migrant children by adopting a partisan amendment to allow migrant children to be held in unlicensed family detention facilities for prolonged periods of time.
House Republicans also defeated several important child protection and government transparency measures advocated for by Democrats, including an amendment by Rep. Grace Meng to ensure the Trump administration complies with court orders to reunite children with their parents.