Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 9, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Census Bureau to take certain actions with respect to poverty measures and data related to child poverty. It also requires the National Academy of Sciences to report annually on child poverty and study other issues, such as policies to reduce intergenerational poverty.
Specifically, HHS must enter into an agreement with the Census Bureau to annually report an anchored supplemental poverty measure for individuals under the age of 18 and must otherwise collaborate with the bureau to, for example, correct income data to account for underreporting.
Currently, the Census Bureau uses the official poverty measure (based on cash resources) and the supplemental poverty measure (based on both cash and certain noncash resources, such as nutrition assistance program benefits) to measure poverty. Anchoring the supplemental poverty measure fixes the poverty threshold at a given point in time and then adjusts it for inflation.
HHS must publish resources on its website related to child poverty, and the Census Bureau must release certain economic and survey data at the same time it releases a specific report related to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 9, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 9, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 9, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2580 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | May 18, 2022 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1558 | Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 3, 2021 |
| S 2906 | Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 21, 2023 |
| S 4115 | Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | Jun 30, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reduce child poverty in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Social Welfare.
- American Samoa
- Caribbean area
- Census and government statistics
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Guam
- Inflation and prices
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Puerto Rico
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Social Welfare
- State and local government operations
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Virgin Islands
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2021Introduced in Senate
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