African American Service on Congressional Education Committees
| Term on Committee | Congress | |||
| Education Committee (Active 1883-1947) | ||||
| Henry P. Cheatham | 1889-1893 | 51st-52nd Congresses | ||
| John M. Langston | 1890-1891 | 51st Congress | ||
| George W. Murray | 1893-1897 | 53rd-54th Congresses | ||
| Education and the Workforce Committee (Active 1997-2007) |
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| William L. Clay, Sr. | 1997-2001 | 105th-106th (Ranking Minority Member ) | ||
| Chaka Fattah | 1997-2001 | 105th-106th Congresses | ||
| Harold E. Ford, Jr. | 1997-2003 | 105th-107th Congresses | ||
| Major R. Owens | 1997-2007 | 105th-109th Congresses | ||
| Donald M. Payne | 1997-2007 | 105th-109th Congresses | ||
| Robert C. “Bobby” Scott | 1997-2003 2005-2007 |
105th-107th Congresses 109th Congress |
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| Danny K. Davis | 2003-2007 | 108th-109th Congresses | ||
| Denise L. Majette | 2003-2005 | 108th Congress | ||
| Education and Education Opportunities Committee (Active 1995-1997) |
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| William L. Clay, Sr. | 1995-1997 | 104th Congress (Ranking Minority Member) | ||
| Chaka Fattah | 1995-1997 | 104th Congress | ||
| Harold E. Ford, Jr. | 1995-1997 | 104th Congress | ||
| Major R. Owens | 1995-1997 | 104th Congress | ||
| Donald M. Payne | 1995-1997 | 104th Congress | ||
| Robert C. “Bobby” Scott | 1995-1997 | 104th Congress | ||
| Education and Labor Committee (Active 1867-1883; 1947-1995; 2007-Present) |
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| Robert B. Elliot | 1871-1875 | 42nd-43rd Congresses | ||
| James T. Rapier | 1873-1875 | 43rd Congress | ||
| Charles E. Nash | 1875-1877 | 44th Congress | ||
| John R. Lynch | 1882-1883 | 47th Congress | ||
| Adam Clayton Powell | 1947-1967 and 1969-1971 | 80th-89th Congresses (Committee Chair, 87th-89th Congress 1961-1966) and 91st Congress | ||
| Augustus F. Hawkins | 1963-1991 | 88th-101st (Committee Chair, 98th-101st Congresses, 1984-1991) | ||
| William L. Clay, Sr. | 1969-1995 | 91st-103rd Congresses | ||
| George W. Collins | 1969-1971 | 91st Congress | ||
| Louis Stokes | 1969-1971 | 91st Congress | ||
| Shirley A. Chisholm | 1971-1977 | 92nd-94th Congresses | ||
| Harold E. Washington, Sr. | 1981-1985 | 97th-98th Congresses | ||
| Charles A. Hayes | 1983-1993 | 98th-102nd Congresses | ||
| Major R. Owens | 1983-1995 | 98th-103rd Congresses | ||
| Mervyn M. Dymally | 1985-1987 | 99th Congress | ||
| Alton R. Waldon | 1985-1987 | 99th Congress | ||
| Craig A. Washington | 1990-1993 | 101st-102nd Congresses | ||
| Kweisi Mfume | 1989-1991 | 101st Congress | ||
| Donald M. Payne | 1989-1995 2007-2012 |
101st-103rd Congresses 110th-112th Congresses |
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| William J. Jefferson | 1991-1993 | 103rd Congress | ||
| Robert C. “Bobby” Scott | 1993-1995 2007-Present |
103rd Congress 110th-Present Congresses |
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| Yvette D. Clarke | 2007-Present | 110th-Present Congresses | ||
| Danny K. Davis | 2007-2009 | 110th Congress | ||
| Marcia L. Fudge | 2009-Present | 111th-Present Congresses | ||