Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions

The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions is a specialized panel within the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. It handles a narrower slice of the parent committee's broad education and workforce jurisdiction, focusing specifically on employer-employee relations, retirement security, health benefits, and employment-related issues. The subcommittee prepares legislation and holds initial hearings before matters move to the full committee for consideration.

The subcommittee's jurisdiction covers matters including the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor-Management Relations Act, the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). This gives it authority over pension policy, employee health benefits, workplace labor relations, and related employment security matters. The subcommittee exists to provide specialized expertise on these complex employment and benefits issues that affect workers and employers across the country.

The subcommittee is chaired by Rep. Rick W. Allen (R-GA), with Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) serving as Ranking Member. The panel has 20 total members. Recent activity includes hearings on workplace artificial intelligence adoption and modernizing retirement policy for today's workforce, reflecting the subcommittee's focus on how employment practices and worker protections must adapt to changing economic conditions and technological advancement.