Legislative Resources

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium has compiled the following list of online resources and information that may prove helpful when trying to find legislative information on career technical education and education in general:

Congressional Leadership

Senate

President of the Senate Richard Cheney, U.S. Vice President
President Pro Tempore Senator Robert C. Byrd, (D-WV)
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 Trent Lott, (R-MS)

House

House Speaker Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA-8)
House Majority Leader Representative Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5)
House Majority Whip Representative James Clyburn (D-SC-6)
House Minority Leader Representative John A. Boehner (R-OH-8)
House Democratic Whip Representative Roy Blunt (R-MO-7)

Key Committees

U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Link: http://help.senate.gov
Chairman: Senator Edward Kennedy, (D-MA)
Ranking Member: Senator Michael Enzi, (R-WY)
U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor
Link: http://edworkforce.house.gov
Chairman: Representative George Miller, (D-CA-7)
Ranking Member: Representative Howard McKeon, (R-CA-25)
U.S. House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
Link: N/A
Chairman: Representative Dale Kildee (D-MI-5)
Ranking Member: Representative Mike Castle, (R-DE-At Large)
U.S. House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness
Link: N/A
Chairman: Representative Ruben E. Hinojosa (D-TX-15)
Ranking Member: Representative Ric Keller (R-FL-8)
U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
Link: http://appropriations.senate.gov
Chairman: Senator Robert Byrd, (D-WV)
Ranking Member: Senator Thad Cochran, (R-MS)
U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education
Link: N/A
Chairman: Senator Tom Harkin, (D-IA)
Ranking Member: Senator Arlen Specter, (R-PA)
U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
Link: www.house.gov/appropriations
Chairman: Representative David Obey, (D-WI)
Ranking Member: Representative Jerry Lewis, (R-CA)
U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education
Link: N/A
Chairman: Representative David Obey, (D-WI)
Ranking Member: Representative James T. Walsh (R-NY-25)

Other Web Resources