The House Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities is a former subcommittee

United States Congressional subcommittee

A congressional subcommittee in the United States Congress is a subdivision of a United States congressional committee that considers specified matters and reports back to the full committee....

 within the United States House Committee on Education and Labor. It was also known as the Subcommittee on Select Education. The subcommittee was eliminated in 2011, and it's jurisdiction transferred to other subcommittees.

Jurisdiction

From the Official Subcommittee website, the Subcommittee's jurisdiction includes:

• Adolescent development and training programs, including but not limited to those providing for the care and treatment of certain at risk youth, including the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act and the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; all matters dealing with child abuse and domestic violence, including the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and child adoption; school lunch and child nutrition, poverty programs including the Community Services Block Grant Act, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); all matters dealing with programs and services for the elderly, including nutrition programs and the Older Americans Act; environmental education; all domestic volunteer programs; ; library services and construction, and programs related to the arts and humanities, museum services, and arts and artifacts indemnity.

Current members, 111th Congress

Majority	Minority
Carolyn McCarthy Carolyn McCarthy Carolyn McCarthy is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located in central Long Island in west-central Nassau County and includes Mineola, the Five Towns, East Rockaway, Rockville Centre, Oceanside, Garden City, Hempstead,... , New York, Chairwoman Yvette Clarke, New York Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire Bobby Scott, Virginia Paul Tonko Paul Tonko Paul David Tonko is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located in the heart of the Capital District... , New York Jared Polis Jared Polis Jared Schutz Polis is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party... , Colorado George Miller, California Judy Chu Judy Chu Judy May Chu, Ph.D. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party.... , California	Todd Russell Platts Todd Russell Platts Todd Russell Platts is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district is located in south-central Pennsylvania, encompassing all of York and Adams Counties, and a large portion of Cumberland County... , Pennsylvania, Ranking Member Howard McKeon Howard McKeon Howard Philip "Buck" McKeon is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:... , California Brett Guthrie Brett Guthrie Steven Brett Guthrie is the U.S. Representative for , a Bowling Green-based district, since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Kentucky Senate.-Early life, education, and career:... , Kentucky Phil Roe Phil Roe David Phillip "Phil" Roe is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in the Tri-Cities area in the northeastern portion of the state.... , Tennessee Glenn "G.T." Thompson, Pennsylvania
Ex officio
	John Kline John Kline (politician) John Paul Kline is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. The district includes most of the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities, including Apple Valley, Inver Grove Heights, Burnsville and Eagan. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:Kline was born... , Minnesota

External links

• House Education and Labor Committee Members