United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
The United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies is one of twelve subcommittees of the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Jurisdiction
This subcommittee oversees funding for the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor. Certain agencies within Health and Human Services are handled by separate subcommittees, such as the Indian Health Service (Interior Subcommittee) and the Food and Drug Administration (Agriculture Subcommittee).
It also oversees funding for several related labor, health, and education agencies, including the Corporation for National and Community Service, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
=Members, 110th Congress=
The Committee is currently chaired by Democrat Tom Harkin of Iowa, and the Ranking Minority member is Republican Arlen Specter, of Pennsylvania.
ee also
* United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
External links
* [http://appropriations.senate.gov/labor.cfm United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies]
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