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Administers food stamp and school lunch programs.

Food and Nutrition Service.

Norm Coleman- 1st

Secretary of Agriculture today is Mike Johanns.

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Commerce 1903

Conducts Census.

Grants patents and registers trademarks.

Bureau of the Census.

International Trade Administration.

William C. Redfield - 1st

Secretary of Commerce today is Carlos Gutierrez.

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Labor 1913

Enforces federal law on minimum wages, maximum hours, and safe working conditions.

OSHA, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

William B. Wilson - 1st

Secretary of Labor today is Elaine Chao.

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Health and Human Services – 1953

Funds health care research programs.

Enforces pure food and drug act.

Medicare and Medicaid.

Food and Drug Admin and CDC.

Patricia Harris - 1st

Secretary of HHS today is Michael O. Leavitt.

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Housing and Urban Development - 1965

Operates home – financing and public housing programs.

Enforces fair housing laws.

Office of Housing.

Robert C. Weaver- 1st

Secretary of Housing today is Alphonso Jackson.

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Transportation 1967

Administers programs to promote and regulate highways, mass transit, railroads and air travel.

Federal Highway and Aviation Administration.

Alan S. Boyd - 1st

Secretary of Transportation today is Mary Peters.

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Energy 1977

Promotes production of renewable energy, fossil fuels, and nuclear energy.

Conducts nuclear weapons research and production.

James R. Schlesinger - 1st

Secretary of Energy today is Samuel W. Bodman.

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Education 1979

Administers federal aid to schools and conducts educational research.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Shirley Hufstedler - 1st

Secretary of Education today is Margaret Spellings.

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Veterans Affairs 1989

Ad ministries benefits, pensions, and medical programs for veterans.

Veteran Benefits Admin.

National Cemetery Admin.