Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should enact the Poverty Bill of Rights to reaffirm the right of all Americans to live a life free from poverty and its impacts.
Latest action · Jul 16, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2020
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution expresses support for enactment of the Poverty Bill of Rights, which affirms the right of Americans to live free from the causes and conditions of poverty.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2020 to Nov 30, 2020; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 30, 2020 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Nov 30, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should enact the Poverty Bill of Rights to reaffirm the right of all Americans to live a life free from poverty and its impacts.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- Air quality
- Child care and development
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employee leave
- Employment and training programs
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental health
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Higher education
- Housing supply and affordability
- Income tax credits
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Labor-management relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Nutrition and diet
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Preschool education
- Prescription drugs
- Public transit
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Social Welfare
- Tax treatment of families
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Transportation costs
- Unemployment
- Vocational and technical education
- Voting rights
- Wages and earnings
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2020Introduced in House
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