Key Committees
Senate
Appropriations - Official Website
The Appropriations Committee, through the work of its 12 subcommittees, makes recommendations to Congress on how much money to allocate each year to specific programs. The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education oversees funding for Head Start, the Child Care and Development Block Grant, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, the Social Services Block Grant, and other early childhood development, education, and child abuse prevention programs. The Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee oversees funding for the Juvenile Acountability Block grant, the Title V Delinquency Prevention Grant and other juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention programs.
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Budget - Official Website
The Budget Committee develops tax and spending outlines every Spring for the coming fiscal year.
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Finance - Official Website
The Finance Committee handles all tax and entitlement issues, including authorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Social Services Block Grant, and Foster Care, Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Services. These issues are also overseen by the Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy.
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Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) - Official Website
The HELP Committee handles most authorizing legislation dealing with education and social services programs, including after-school programs, Head Start and child care. These issues are also overseen by the Subcommittee on Children and Families.
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Judiciary - Official Website
The Judiciary Committee makes decisions regarding most crime and justice issues, including juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention program authorizations.
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House
Appropriations - Official Website
The Appropriations Committee, through the work of its 12 subcommittees, makes recommendations to Congress on how much money to allocate each year to specific programs. The work is mostly done through the 12 subcommittees. The Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education oversees funding for Head Start, the Child Care and Development Block Grant, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, the Social Services Block Grant, and other early childhood development, education, and child abuse prevention programs. The Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee oversees funding for the Juvenile Acountability Block grant, the Title V Delinquency Prevention Grant and other juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention programs.
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Budget - Official Website
The Budget Committee develops tax and spending outlines every Spring for the coming fiscal year.
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Education and Labor - Official Website
The Education and Labor Committee handles most authorizing legislation dealing with education and social services programs, including after-school programs, and child care. The Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness handles the Child Care and Development Block Grant and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program; the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education handles elementary and secondary education issues, including the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program and Head Start; and the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities handles authorizing legislation for juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention and child abuse issues.
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Judiciary - Official Website
The Judiciary Committee makes decisions regarding most crime and justice issues, including the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant.
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Rules - Official Website
The Rules Committee establishes guidelines under which a piece of legislation is considered, including what amendments can be offered.
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Ways and Means - Official Website
The Ways and Means Committee handles all tax and entitlement issues, including authorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Social Services Block Grant, and Foster Care, Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Services. These issues are also overseen by the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.
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