HELP Committee chair

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United States Senate position leadership position

The HELP Committee chair is the U.S. senator who leads the Senate committee responsible for federal policy on health care, education, labor, and retirement issues.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Senate position → leadership position →
branchOfGovernment	United States Senate →
canInfluence	confirmation process for certain health and education officials → federal student loan policy → federal workforce policy → federal workplace safety standards →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
electedBy	members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions →
hasPower	to call witnesses for testimony → to manage committee staff → to negotiate legislation within the committee’s jurisdiction → to preside over committee meetings → to refer bills to subcommittees → to schedule committee hearings → to set the committee agenda →
jurisdictionGrantedBy	rules of the United States Senate →
leads	Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → surface form: "United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions"
memberOfBody	Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → surface form: "United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions"
oversees	legislation related to education programs → legislation related to health programs → legislation related to labor standards → legislation related to pension plans → legislation related to public health agencies → legislation related to retirement security → legislation related to student financial assistance → legislation related to workplace safety regulations →
participatesIn	Senate leadership meetings on health, education, labor, and pensions issues →
positionHeldBy	United States senator →
predecessorCommitteeName	Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → surface form: "Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare"
responsibleForPolicyArea	aging and older Americans → education → elementary and secondary education → employment law → health care → higher education → labor → occupational health → pensions → public health → retirement → student aid → wages and hours of labor → workplace safety →
shortNameOfCommittee	HELP Committee →
termDependsOn	committee rules of the United States Senate → party control of the United States Senate →
worksWith	ranking member of the HELP Committee →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → alsoKnownAs → HELP Committee chair →