Chair of the United States House Committee on Education and Labor

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The Chair of the United States House Committee on Education and Labor is the leading member of the U.S. House committee responsible for overseeing federal policy and legislation related to education, workforce development, and labor issues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf congressional committee chairmanship ⓘ
leadership position ⓘ
appointedBy Speaker of the United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createdFor leadership of the House Committee on Education and Labor ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver committee hearings on education issues ⓘ
committee hearings on labor issues ⓘ
committee hearings on workforce development issues ⓘ
committee legislative agenda ⓘ
markup sessions for education and labor legislation ⓘ
recognition of members during committee meetings ⓘ
referral of bills to subcommittees ⓘ
heldBy member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
historicalNameVariantOf Chair of the United States House Committee on Education and Labor (pre‑1997 and post‑2019 name usage) ⓘ
Chair of the United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: federal government of the United States
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
locatedIn United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeType congressional leadership role ⓘ
oversees K–12 education policy ⓘ
employment and training programs ⓘ
federal education policy ⓘ
higher education policy ⓘ
labor policy ⓘ
labor‑management relations policy ⓘ
pension and employee benefits policy ⓘ
wage and hour standards policy ⓘ
workforce development policy ⓘ
workplace safety policy ⓘ
partOf United States House Committee on Education and Labor NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyArea education ⓘ
employment ⓘ
labor ⓘ
worker protections ⓘ
workforce development ⓘ
reportsTo Speaker of the United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ
majority party leadership in the House ⓘ
responsibleFor coordinating with House leadership on education and labor priorities ⓘ
guiding education and labor legislation through committee ⓘ
issuing subpoenas for committee investigations ⓘ
managing committee reports on legislation ⓘ
negotiating with Senate counterparts on education and labor bills ⓘ
overseeing committee staff ⓘ
selectionMethod chosen from majority party members of the committee ⓘ
termLength varies by Congress ⓘ

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. → positionHeld → Chair of the United States House Committee on Education and Labor ⓘ
Fred A. Hartley Jr. → wasChairpersonOf → Chair of the United States House Committee on Education and Labor ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States House Committee on Education and Labor