Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee

Past Hearings
"Restoring America’s Leadership Through Scholarships for Undergraduates from Developing Countries: The Uniting Students in America (USA) Proposal"
"Family-Friendly Leave Policies: Improving How Workers Balance Home and Family"
"Do Federal Programs Ensure U.S. Workers Are Recruited First Before Employers Hire From Abroad?"
"Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008"
"Ensuring the Availability of Federal Student Loans"
"America's Black Colleges and Universities: Models of Excellence and Challenges For the Future"
"Modern Public School Facilities: Investing in the Future"
"College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007"
"LIHEAP: Overview and Current Issues"
"Barriers to Equal Educational Opportunities: Addressing the Rising Costs of a College Education"
"Examining Competitiveness Through Science, Technology, Engineering and Math"
"Workforce Investment Act: Ideas to Improve the Workforce Development System"
"International Students and Visiting Scholars: Trends, Barriers, and Implications for American Universities and U.S. Foreign Policy"
"Workforce Investment Act: Recommendations to Improve the Effectiveness of Job Training"
"Green Jobs Act of 2007"
"Balancing Work and Family: What Policies Best Support America's Families?"
"Building on the Success of 35 Years of Title IX"
"College Cost Reduction Act of 2007"
"Higher Education Act: Institutional Support for Colleges and Universities Under Title III and Title V"
"Preparing Teachers for the Classroom: The Role of the Higher Education Act and No Child Left Behind"
"Best Practices for Making College Campuses Safe"
"Accountability for the Department of Education's Oversight of Student Loans and the Reading First Program"
"Paying for a College Education: Barriers and Solutions for Students and Families"
"Examining Unethical Practices in the Student Loan Industry"
"How Effective are Existing Programs in Helping Workers Impacted by International Trade?"
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Democratic Members


  • Frederica S. Wilson - FloridaRanking
  • Mark Takano - California
  • Pramila Jayapal - Washington
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez - New Mexico
  • Kathy E. Manning - North Carolina
  • Lucy McBath - Georgia
  • Raúl M. Grijalva - Arizona
  • Joe Courtney - Connecticut
  • Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan - Northern Mariana Islands
  • Suzanne Bonamici - Oregon
  • Alma S. Adams - North Carolina
  • Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Ex Officio) - Virginia

Republican Members


  • Burgess Owens - UtahChair
  • Glenn  Thompson - Pennsylvania
  • Glenn Grothman - Wisconsin
  • Elise M. Stefanik - New York
  • Jim  Banks - Indiana
  • Lloyd Smucker - Pennsylvania
  • Bob  Good - Virginia
  • Nathaniel Moran - Texas
  • Lori Chavez-DeRemer - Oregon
  • Erin  Houchin - Indiana
  • Brandon Williams - New York
  • Virginia Foxx - North Carolina
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