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United States House Education Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions
The House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions is a standing subcommittee within the United States House Committee on Education and Labor. It was formerly known as the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Jurisdiction From the Official Subcommittee website, the Subcommittee's jurisdiction includes: *Matters dealing with relationships between employers and employees, including but not limited to the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor-Management Relations Act, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act *the Bureau of Labor Statistics *and employment-related health and retirement security, including but not limited to pension, health, other employee benefits, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (, codified in part at ) is a U.S. federal tax and labor law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry. It contains rules on the federal inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Committee On Education And Labor
The Committee on Education and Labor is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. There are 50 members in this committee. Since 2019, the chair of the Education and Labor committee is Robert Cortez Scott of Virginia. History of the committee Attempts were made to create a congressional committee on education and labor starting with the early congresses but issues over Congress's constitutional ability to oversee such issues delayed the committee's formation. Finally, on March 21, 1867, the Committee on Education and Labor was founded following the end of the Civil War and during the rapid industrialization of America. On December 19, 1883, the committee was divided into two, the Committee on Education and the Committee on Labor. The committees again merged on January 2, 1947, after the passage of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, becoming the Committee on Education and Labor again. On January 4, 1995, when the Republicans took over the House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Walberg
Timothy Lee Walberg (born April 12, 1951) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the from 2007 to 2009 and from 2011 to 2023. Early life, education, and early career Walberg was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Alice Ann and John A. Walberg. His paternal grandparents were Swedish. Walberg graduated from Thornton Fractional North High School in 1969. Michigan legislature Walberg was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1983 to 1998. He also spent time as a pastor and as a division manager for the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago while continuing to live in Michigan. U.S. House of Representatives Elections ;2004 After six years out of politics, Walberg ran in a field of six candidates in the 2004 Republican primary for the 7th District after six-term incumbent Nick Smith retired. Walberg finished third in the primary. State Senator Joe Schwarz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Rooney
Laurence Francis Rooney III (born December 4, 1953) is an American politician and diplomat who was a U.S. Representative for from 2017 to 2021. A Republican, he served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 2005 until 2008. Representative Rooney has earned a 95.90% Lifetime Score from the American Conservative Union. Rooney is Chairman of Rooney Holdings (formerly known as Rooney Brothers Company), an investment and holding company based in Naples, Florida. With a net worth of $22.6 million, Rooney had been one of the wealthiest members of Congress. In October 2019, Rooney announced that he would not run for re-election to Congress in 2020. He was succeeded by State Representative Byron Donalds. Early life and education Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Rooney graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University in 1975 and a Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1978. Rooney is the oldest chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Lewis (congressman)
Jason Mark Lewis (born September 23, 1955) is an American politician and former conservative radio personality who served as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district from 2017 until 2019. The district included most of the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities. A member of the Republican Party, he was a radio talk show host and a conservative political commentator before serving in Congress. He hosted the nationally syndicated '' Jason Lewis Show'', based out of KSTP (AM) in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul radio market, from 2009 to 2014. Lewis was elected to Congress in 2016 defeating Democrat Angie Craig. He succeeded retiring Republican incumbent John Kline. He lost his bid for a second term in 2018 in a rematch against Craig. He was the Republican nominee in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. He was defeated by incumbent Democrat Tina Smith by a margin of 5.2 points, making it the closest Senate election in Minnesota since 2008. Some electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Allen (politician)
Richard Wayne Allen (born November 7, 1951) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Career Allen attended Auburn University and earned a degree in building construction. He is the founder of R.W. Allen and Associates, a construction company headquartered in Augusta. U.S. House of Representatives Elections Allen ran in the Republican primary for the 12th district against three other candidates. He advanced to the runoff, but lost to State Representative Lee Anderson, 49.7% to 50.3%. Anderson went on to lose the general election to incumbent John Barrow. Allen ran again in 2014, this time making it to the general election. He defeated Barrow in the November election, a result considered an upset even though the 12th district had been made significantly more Republican by redistricting. Allen was reelected with 62% of the vote in 2016. In 2018, after winning the Republican primary with 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Barletta
Louis John Barletta (born January 28, 1956) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, from 2000 to 2010. As mayor, he came to prominence due to a high-profile immigration ordinance. During his tenure, he challenged longtime Democratic incumbent Paul Kanjorski of the 11th congressional district three times, eventually defeating him in 2010. Barletta was re-elected three times to serve in Congress. In 2018, Barletta was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, losing to Democratic incumbent Bob Casey Jr. by a 13-point margin. He also ran unsuccessfully in the 2022 Republican primary for governor of Pennsylvania, losing to Doug Mastriano. Early life Barletta was born on January 28, 1956, in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, the son of Angeline (née DeAngelo) and Rocco Barletta, who married on September 6, 1943, and were both of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Rokita
Theodore Edward Rokita (born February 9, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 44th and current Attorney General of Indiana. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served two terms as Secretary of State of Indiana from 2002 to 2010. When Rokita was elected to office in 2002 at age 32, he became the youngest secretary of state in the United States at the time. Rokita was a candidate to replace Mike Pence in the 2016 Indiana gubernatorial election after Pence withdrew from the race to be Donald Trump's running mate in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He lost to Eric Holcomb, Pence's lieutenant governor. Rokita vacated his U.S. House seat and unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2018. In 2020, Rokita defeated incumbent Curtis Hill for the Republican nomination for Indiana Attorney General, and in November 2020, Rokita won the general el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Roe (politician)
David Phillip Roe (born July 21, 1945) is an American politician and physician who was the U.S. representative for , serving from 2009 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. From 2017 to 2019, Roe was chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. Roe announced in January 2020 that he would not run for re-election in 2020. Early life, education, and career Roe was born on July 21, 1945 in Clarksville, Tennessee. He graduated from Austin Peay State University in 1967 and earned his Medical Degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1972. After graduating from medical school, Roe served in the United States Army Medical Corps, attached to the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Casey, South Korea. He was discharged as a major in 1974. He then went into OB/GYN practice in Johnson City, retiring after 31 years, including his work as a physician at State of Franklin Healthcare Associates (SOFHA). SOFHA was founded in 1997. Roe delivered close t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wilson (U
Joseph or Joe Wilson may refer to: Politicians and government officials United States * Joe Wilson (American politician) (born 1947), U.S. Representative from South Carolina *Joseph C. Wilson (1949–2019), United States ambassador and husband of Valerie Plame Wilson * Joseph G. Wilson (1826–1873), U.S. Representative from Oregon * Joseph Franklin Wilson (1901–1968), U.S. Representative from Texas * Joe N. Wilson (1922–2015), American politician from Iowa * Joseph Harvey Wilson (1810–1884), American politician from North Carolina * Joseph S. Wilson, U.S. Treasury and Department of the Interior official * Joseph T. Wilson (died 1891), American politician, journalist, and author United Kingdom * Joe Wilson (British politician) (born 1937), Member of the European Parliament for North Wales (1989–99) *Joseph Havelock Wilson (1859–1929), British trade union leader and politician New Zealand * Joseph Vivian Wilson (1894–1977), New Zealand ambassador to France Sportsmen Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Foxx
Virginia Ann Foxx ( Palmieri;Foxx, Virginia Ann . ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.'' born June 29, 1943) is an American educator, businesswoman, and politician serving as the U.S. representative from since 2005. A member of the , Foxx served as Secretary of the House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Scott (U
Robert, Rob, Bob or Bobby Scott may refer to: Academics * Robert Scott (Master of Clare) (1569–1620), Master of Clare College, Cambridge and Dean of Rochester * Robert Scott (philologist) (1811–1887), Dean of Rochester, co-editor with Henry George Liddell of the Greek dictionary ''A Greek-English Lexicon'' * Robert Forsyth Scott (1849–1933), mathematician, barrister and Master of St John's College, Cambridge * Robert Scott (engineer) (1861–1930), New Zealand railway engineer and professor of engineering at Canterbury University College * Bob Scott (ornithologist) (1938–2009), British ornithologist and conservationist * Robert L. Scott (1928–2018), American professor of communications studies * Robert A. Scott, president of Adelphi University * Robert E. Scott (born 1943), Columbia law professor Business * Bob Scott (businessman) (born 1944), English businessman in South London * Rob Scott (businessman) (born 1969), Australian CEO and rower * Robert Scott (busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott L
Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saskatchewan United States * Scott, Arkansas * Scott, Georgia * Scott, Indiana * Scott, Louisiana * Scott, Missouri * Scott, New York * Scott, Ohio * Scott, Wisconsin (other) (several places) * Fort Scott, Kansas * Great Scott Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota * Scott Air Force Base, Illinois * Scott City, Kansas * Scott City, Missouri * Scott County (other) (various states) * Scott Mountain, a mountain in Oregon * Scott River, in California * Scott Township (other) (several places) Elsewhere * 876 Scott, minor planet orbiting the Sun * Scott (crater), a lunar impact crater near the south pole of the Moon *Scott Conservation Park, a protected area in South Australia People * Scott (surname), inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
