Topic
Working poor
70
bills on this subject
Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 107th at 25. 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
107th to 110th
12
bills in the 110th Congress.
Showing 1–12,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 10 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the tax give away since 2001 to the wealthiest 5 percent of Americans should be repealed and those monies instead invested in vital programs to relieve the growing burden on the working poor and to alleviate poverty in America. | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4200) | April 26, 2007 | |
| HR 6504 | Coordinate to Educate Act | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | July 15, 2008 | |
| HR 4344 | To amend section 435(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. | February 5, 2008 | |
| HR 3395 | Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. | April 25, 2008 | |
| HR 2409 | Child Care Public-Private Partnership Act of 2007 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | July 17, 2007 | |
| HR 2401 | NOURISH Act of 2007 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | June 26, 2007 | |
| HR 1438 | Choices in Child Care Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | June 27, 2007 | |
| HR 1050 | Living Wage, Jobs For All Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. | June 5, 2007 | |
| S 2303 | A bill to amend section 435(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | November 2, 2007 | |
| S 2302 | Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 470. | November 2, 2007 | |
| S 1626 | Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | June 14, 2007 | |
| S 820 | Choices in Child Care Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | March 8, 2007 |
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.