▁the ▁majority , ▁the ▁committee ' s ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁back ▁to ▁Committee ▁on ▁Education ▁and ▁Labor . ▁After ▁Republic ans ▁re capt ured ▁the ▁House ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁elections , ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁name , ▁Committee ▁on ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁Work force , ▁effective ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 2 th ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁After ▁Democr ats ▁re capt ured ▁the ▁House ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁elections , ▁they ▁similarly ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁name , ▁Committee ▁on ▁Education ▁and ▁Labor , ▁effective ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 6 th ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Jur is diction ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁Official ▁Committee ▁Web page : ▁ ▁The ▁Education ▁and ▁Labor ▁Committee ' s ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁Americans ' ▁needs ▁are ▁addressed ▁so ▁that ▁students ▁and ▁workers ▁may ▁move ▁forward ▁in ▁a ▁changing ▁school ▁system ▁and ▁a ▁compet itive ▁global ▁economy . ▁▁ ▁The ▁committee ▁and ▁its ▁five ▁sub comm itte es ▁over see ▁education ▁and ▁work force ▁programs ▁that ▁affect ▁all ▁Americans , ▁from ▁early ▁learning ▁through ▁secondary ▁education , ▁from ▁job ▁training ▁through ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁The ▁Education ▁and ▁Labor ▁Committee ▁Democr ats ' ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁keep ▁America ▁strong ▁by ▁increasing ▁education ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁students , ▁by ▁making ▁it ▁easier ▁to ▁send ▁young ▁adult s ▁to ▁college , ▁and ▁by ▁helping ▁workers ▁find ▁job ▁training ▁and ▁ret irement ▁security ▁for