Half in Ten Act of 2015

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Bill Number

HR 258

Introduced

Jan 9, 2015

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Advisory bodies Child safety and welfare Climate change and greenhouse gases Community life and organization Department of Health and Human Services Disaster relief and insurance Economic performance and conditions Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Public-private cooperation Social Welfare

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Summary

Half in Ten Act of 2015

Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty, which shall develop a National Strategy to reduce the number of persons living in poverty in America in half within 10 years after release of the 2014 Census Report on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2013.

Actions

Jan 9, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 9, 2015

Introduced in House

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