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In the 95th Congress, the Senate passed S. Res. 4, which renamed the committee to be the Committee on Human Resources. However, the name was again changed in the 96th Congress by S. Res. 30 to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. On March 18, 1992, the committee’s jurisdiction was updated to include all of the areas listed below.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". [3]
Secretary of Health and Human Services is a level I position in the Executive Schedule, thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021. Xavier Becerra has served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 19, 2021, the first person of Hispanic descent to hold the post.
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Health and Human Services by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of May 10, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 15 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 3 positions do not have nominees, and 22 appointments have been made ...
The Minnesota Department of Health ( MDH) is the state health agency of the State of Minnesota in the United States. [1] The department has four offices in Saint Paul and seven outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area: Bemidji, Duluth, Fergus Falls, Mankato, Marshall, Rochester, and St. Cloud . The agency was established in 1977 after the ...
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants ( USCRI ), established in 1911, is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit international organization dedicated to addressing the needs and rights of refugees and immigrants. USCRI, working with its affiliates, provides legal services, social, and health services to refugees, unaccompanied migrating ...
The United States Senate Committee on Appropriations is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over all discretionary spending legislation in the Senate. The Senate Appropriations Committee is the largest committee in the U.S. Senate, with 30 members in the 117th Congress.
The committee did not vote on whether to recommend the bill Wednesday. The bill has transcended typical party lines , with both Democrats and Republicans voting for and against the bill in the House.