US HB258 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
Half in Ten Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] |
| Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] |
| Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] | Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. James Langevin [D-RI] |
| Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] |
| Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] | Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
| Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] |
| Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD] | Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] |
| Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] |
| Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
| 2015-01-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB2721 (Related) 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Subjects
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
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
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/258/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr258/BILLS-114hr258ih.pdf |
