Topic

Poverty and welfare assistance

2,539 bills on this subject

Filed across 11 Congresses, from the 109th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 464. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 109th to 119th
464 bills in the 116th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HJRES 45 Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. February 13, 2019
HJRES 28 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-5. January 25, 2019
HJRES 27 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 237 - 187 (Roll no. 31). January 15, 2019
HR 9059 Climate Protection and Sustainable Communities Act Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. December 31, 2020
HR 9008 Health and Nutrition Access for All Act Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. December 17, 2020
HR 9004 Removing Barriers to SNAP Act Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. December 17, 2020
HR 8946 HEALING Act of 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. December 10, 2020
HR 8911 Compact Impact Fairness Act of 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. December 9, 2020
HR 8898 Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. December 8, 2020
HR 8869 PREP for All Students Act of 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. December 3, 2020
HR 8774 FAMILIES Act Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. November 18, 2020
HR 8747 Emergency Economic and Workforce System Resiliency Act Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. November 12, 2020
HR 8704 Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. October 30, 2020
HR 8700 John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. October 27, 2020
HR 8689 Connecting Youth to Jobs Act Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. October 27, 2020
HR 8683 To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. October 23, 2020
HR 8650 Eliminate the Digital Divide Act Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. October 20, 2020
HR 8544 STRONG Support for Children Act of 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. October 6, 2020
HR 8534 Military Dependents School Meal Eligibility Act of 2020 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. October 6, 2020
HR 8531 Food Deserts Act of 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. December 3, 2020
HR 8499 SNAP for Infant Care Act of 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations. December 3, 2020
HR 8476 TIKES Act Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. October 1, 2020
HR 8443 Cottage Homes to Improve Lives for Dependents (CHILD) Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. September 30, 2020
HR 8429 Federal Agency Climate PREP Act Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. September 29, 2020
HR 8416 Community Development Block Grant Equity Act of 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. September 29, 2020
HR 8406 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. September 29, 2020
HR 8401 To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. September 25, 2020
HR 8387 Family Crisis Cash Assistance Act Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. September 24, 2020
HR 8352 Jobs and Justice Act of 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. September 24, 2020
HR 8337 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act Became Public Law No: 116-159. October 1, 2020

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.