HELP Committee Members

CHAIR: Tom Harkin, (D-IA)
RANKING MINORITY LEADER: Michael B. Enzi, (R-WY)



Role of Chairman of Committee: The Chairman of the HELP committee is a member of the majority political party of the senate which is currently the Democratic Party. The Chairman oversees the activities of the committee. The Chairman of the Committee is typically selected because he or she has been on the committee for the longest period of time ("US senate committee", 2012).

Role of Ranking Minority Leader: The Ranking Minority Leader of the HELP Committee is a member of the minority political party in the Senate which is currently the Republican Party. The Ranking Minority Leader is typically selected because he or she has been on the committee for the longest period of time ("US senate committee", 2012).

Democrats by Rank

Tom Harkin (IA)
Barbara A. Mikulski (MD)
Jeff Bingaman (NM)
Patty Murray (WA)
Bernard Sanders (I) (VT)
Robert P. Casey, Jr. (PA)
Kay R. Hagan (NC)
Jeff Merkley (OR)
Al Franken (MN)
Michael F. Bennet (CO)
Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
Richard Blumenthal (CT)

Republicans by Rank

Michael B. Enzi (WY)
Lamar Alexander (TN)
Richard Burr (NC)
Johnny Isakson (GA)
Rand Paul (KY)
Orrin G. Hatch (UT)
John McCain (AZ)
Pat Roberts (KS)
Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Mark Kirk (IL)

There are several subcommittess which include:
Subcommittee on Children and Families
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
(U.S. Senate, n.d.).


There are currently no vaccancies on this committee.

Us senate committee on energy and natural resournces. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/help

U. S. Senate. (2012). About the help committee. Retrieved April 14, 2012, from http://www.help.senate.gov/about/