United States House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development

The House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment is a standing subcommittee within the United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce. It was formerly known as the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee's jurisdiction includes:

Education and workforce development beyond the high school level, including but not limited to: higher education generally, postsecondary student assistance and employment services, the Higher Education Act, including: campus safety and climate; adult education; postsecondary career and technical education, apprenticeship programs, and workforce development, including but not limited: to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, vocational rehabilitation, and workforce development programs from immigration fees; programs related to the arts and humanities, museum and library services, and arts and artifacts indemnity; science and technology programs; and domestic volunteer programs and national service programs, including the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Members, 119th Congress

Majority	Minority
Burgess Owens, Utah, Chair Michael Baumgartner, Washington, Vice Chair Joe Wilson, South Carolina Virginia Foxx, North Carolina Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Elise Stefanik, New York Lisa McClain, Michigan Kevin Kiley, California Erin Houchin, Indiana Bob Onder, Missouri Mark Harris, North Carolina	Alma Adams, North Carolina, Ranking Member Frederica Wilson, Florida Mark Takano, California Lucy McBath, Georgia Raúl Grijalva, Arizona (until March 13, 2025) Joe Courtney, Connecticut Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Mark DeSaulnier, California Ilhan Omar, Minnesota
Ex officio
Tim Walberg, Michigan	Bobby Scott, Virginia

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Brett Guthrie, Kentucky, Chairman Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania Luke Messer, Indiana Bradley Byrne, Alabama Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Elise Stefanik, New York Rick Allen, Georgia Jason Lewis, Minnesota Paul Mitchell, Michigan Tom Garrett Jr., Virginia Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania Ron Estes, Kansas	Susan Davis, California, Ranking Member Joe Courtney, Connecticut Alma Adams, North Carolina Mark DeSaulnier, California Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois Jared Polis, Colorado Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands Mark Takano, California Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware Adriano Espaillat, New York
Ex officio
Virginia Foxx, North Carolina	Bobby Scott, Virginia

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Susan Davis, California, Chair Raul Grijalva, Arizona Joe Courtney, Connecticut Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Mark Takano, California Alma Adams, North Carolina Donald Norcross, New Jersey Pramila Jayapal, Washington Josh Harder, California Andy Levin, Michigan Ilhan Omar, Minnesota David Trone, Maryland Susie Lee, Nevada Joaquin Castro, Texas Lori Trahan, Massachusetts	Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania, Ranking Member Brett Guthrie, Kentucky Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Elise Stefanik, New York Jim Banks, Indiana Mark Walker, North Carolina James Comer, Kentucky Ben Cline, Virginia Russ Fulcher, Idaho Steve Watkins, Kansas Dan Meuser, Pennsylvania William Timmons, South Carolina
Ex officio
Bobby Scott, Virginia	Virginia Foxx, North Carolina

117th Congress

Majority	Minority
Frederica Wilson, Florida, Chair Mark Takano, California Pramila Jayapal, Washington Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico Mondaire Jones, New York Kathy Manning, North Carolina Jamaal Bowman, New York Mark Pocan, Wisconsin Joaquin Castro, Texas Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey Adriano Espaillat, New York Raúl Grijalva, Arizona Joe Courtney, Connecticut Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon	Greg Murphy, North Carolina, Ranking Member Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Elise Stefanik, New York Jim Banks, Indiana James Comer, Kentucky Russ Fulcher, Idaho Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa Bob Good, Virginia Lisa McClain, Michigan Diana Harshbarger, Tennessee Victoria Spartz, Indiana Vacancy
Ex officio
Bobby Scott, Virginia	Virginia Foxx, North Carolina

118th Congress

Majority	Minority
Burgess Owens, Utah, Chair Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Elise Stefanik, New York Jim Banks, Indiana Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania Bob Good, Virginia Nathaniel Moran, Texas John James, Michigan Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Oregon Erin Houchin, Indiana Brandon Williams, New York	Frederica Wilson, Florida, Ranking Member Mark Takano, California Pramila Jayapal, Washington Teresa Leger Fernandez, New Mexico Kathy Manning, North Carolina Lucy McBath, Georgia Raúl Grijalva, Arizona Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands Joe Courtney, Connecticut Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Alma Adams, North Carolina
Ex officio
Virginia Foxx, North Carolina	Bobby Scott, Virginia

References

1. "Chairman Walberg Announces Subcommittee Assignments". Committee on Education & Workforce. January 14, 2025.
2. "Ranking Member Scott Welcomes Democratic Committee Members for the 119th Congress". January 14, 2025.
3. Rep. Sablan is an independent, but caucuses with the Democrats.

External links

• Subcommittee page