Congressional Contacts

The Congressional leadership, committees and subcommittees listed here are responsible for CTE authorizing legislation through the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006—and for appropriating federal funds to support and sustain quality CTE programs nationwide. When action calls, we rally the CTE community to contact representatives in their states and legislators on key committees. It is critical that you express your support for CTE. The list of key individuals in Congress are listed below.

CTE Congressional Caucus members

Congressional Leadership

Senate

• President of the Senate

  Joseph Biden, U.S. Vice President

• President Pro Tempore

  Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

• Senate Majority Leader

  Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)

• Senate Majority Whip

  Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

• Senate Minority Leader

  Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

• Senate Minority Whip

  Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)

House

• House Speaker

  Speaker John Boehner (R-OH-8)

• House Majority Leader

  Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA-7)

• House Majority Whip

  Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-22)

• House Minority Leader

  Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-8)

• House Minority Whip

  Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD-5)

Key Committees

• U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

  Link: http://help.senate.gov
  Chairman: Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)
  Ranking Member: Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

• U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce

  Link: http://edworkforce.house.gov
  Chairman: Representative John Kline (R-MN-2)
  Ranking Member: Representative George Miller (D-CA-7)

• U.S. House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education

  Link: http://edworkforce.house.gov/committee/ecese.htm
  Chairman: Representative Todd Rokita (R-IN-4)
  Ranking Member: Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY-4)

• U.S. House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training

  Link: http://edworkforce.house.gov/committee/hewt.htm
  Chairman: Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5)
  Ranking Member: Representative Ruben E. Hinojosa (D-TX-15)

• U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations

  Link: http://appropriations.senate.gov
  Chairman: Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
  Ranking Member: Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)

• U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies

  Link: http://appropriations.senate.gov/sc-labor.cfm
  Chairman: Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)
  Ranking Member: Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), Ranking Member

• U.S. House Committee on Appropriations

  Link: http://appropriations.house.gov
  Chairman: Representative Hal Rogers (R-KY-5)
  Ranking Member: Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY-18)

• U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies

  Link: http://appropriations.house.gov/subcommittees/subcommittee/?IssueID=34777

  Chairman: Representative Jack Kingston (R-GA-1)
  Ranking Member: Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3)

• U.S. House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions

  Link: http://edworkforce.house.gov/committee/help.htm

  Chairman: Representative David Roe (R-TN-1)
  Ranking Member: Representative Robert Andrews (D-NJ-1)

• U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Employment and Workforce Safety

  Link: http://www.help.senate.gov/subcommittees/employment/

  Chairman: Senator Robert Casey (D-PA)
  Ranking Member: Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)

Other Web Resources

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (text)
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Teacher Quality (Title II Technical Assistance)
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Thomas (a Library of Congress site focused on federal legislation)
How a Bill Becomes a Law (Senate example)