United States House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare

The Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support is a subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means in the United States House of Representatives. From 2007 to 2011, it was known as the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. Full committee chairman David Camp renamed the subcommittee in 2011, returning it to the Subcommittee on Human Resources, the name it held prior to the 110th Congress. ^[1] In 2019 the subcommittee was named the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, before Republicans gave it its current name in 2023.

Jurisdiction

From the Committee rules:

• The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall include bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to the public assistance provisions of the Social Security Act, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, child care, child and family services, child support, foster care, adoption, supplemental security income social services, eligibility of welfare recipients for food stamps, and low-income energy assistance. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall include bills and matters relating to titles I, IV, VI, X, XIV, XVI, XVII, XX and related provisions of titles VII and XI of the Social Security Act.
• The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall also include bills and matters referred to the Committee on Ways and Means that relate to the Federal-State system of unemployment compensation, and the financing thereof, including the programs for extended and emergency benefits. More specifically, the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Human Resources shall also include all bills and matters pertaining to the programs of unemployment compensation under titles III, IX and XII of the Social Security Act, Chapters 23 and 23A of the Internal Revenue Code, and the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, and provisions relating thereto.

Members, 119th Congress

Majority [2]	Minority [3]
Darin LaHood, Illinois, Chair Mike Carey, Ohio Rudy Yakym, Indiana Max Miller, Ohio Aaron Bean, Florida Nathaniel Moran, Texas Beth Van Duyne, Texas Randy Feenstra, Iowa	Danny Davis, Illinois Judy Chu, California Gwen Moore, Wisconsin Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania Jimmy Gomez, California
Ex officio
Jason Smith, Missouri	Richard Neal, Massachusetts

Historical membership rosters

115th Congress

Majority	Minority
Adrian Smith, Nebraska, Chairman Jason Smith, Missouri Jackie Walorski, Indiana Carlos Curbelo, Florida Dave Reichert, Washington Tom Reed, New York Tom Rice, South Carolina	Danny Davis, Illinois, Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett, Texas Linda Sánchez, California Terri Sewell, Alabama
Ex officio
Kevin Brady, Texas	Richard Neal, Massachusetts

116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Danny Davis, Illinois, Chair Judy Chu, California Terri Sewell, Alabama Gwen Moore, Wisconsin Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania Stephanie Murphy, Florida Jimmy Gomez, California	Jackie Walorski, Indiana, Ranking Member Brad Wenstrup, Ohio Ron Estes, Kansas Tom Reed, New York
Ex officio
Richard Neal, Massachusetts	Kevin Brady, Texas

117th Congress

Majority [4]	Minority [5]
Danny Davis, Illinois, Chair Judy Chu, California Gwen Moore, Wisconsin Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania Stephanie Murphy, Florida Jimmy Gomez, California Dan Kildee, Michigan Jimmy Panetta, California	Jackie Walorski, Indiana, Ranking Member (until August 3, 2022) Brad Wenstrup, Ohio Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania Kevin Hern, Oklahoma Carol Miller, West Virginia
Ex officio
Richard Neal, Massachusetts	Kevin Brady, Texas

118th Congress

Majority [6]	Minority [7]
Darin LaHood, Illinois, Chair Brad Wenstrup, Ohio Mike Carey, Ohio Blake Moore, Utah Michelle Steel, California Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania Adrian Smith, Nebraska Claudia Tenney, New York	Danny Davis, Illinois Judy Chu, California Gwen Moore, Wisconsin Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania Jimmy Gomez, California (from February 6, 2024)
Ex officio
Jason Smith, Missouri	Richard Neal, Massachusetts

References

1. "Chairman Camp Announces Republican Membership on Ways & Means Subcommittees for 112th Congress". January 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
2. Ways & Means Subcommittees
3. "Ranking Member Neal Announces Ways and Means Democrats' Subcommittee Assignments for 119th Congress". Ways & Means Committee. January 8, 2025.
4. Chairman Neal announces Ways and Means Democrats' Subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress
5. Brady Announces Subcommittee Leaders and Assignments for the 117th Congress
6. Smith Announces 118th Congress Ways and Means Subcommittee Chairs
7. Ranking Member Neal Announces Ways and Means Democrats’ Subcommittee Assignments for the 118th Congress

External links

• Ways and Means Committee Website: Subcommittee Page