US HB3381 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on July 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-25 - 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 July 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2017 This bill establishes, within the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty. The primary goal of the working group shall be to develop a national plan for reducing to zero, within specified timeframes, the number of children living in poverty and extreme poverty in the United States. The national plan devised by the working group shall also include recommendations for: (1) understanding the root causes of child poverty, (2) improving access to anti-poverty programs, (3) eliminating disparate rates of child poverty based on specified demographic factors, (4) improving access to quality jobs, (5) connecting low-income children and families to education and job training, and (6) shifting the measures and policies of federal anti-poverty programs toward the goal of helping individuals and families achieve long-term economic stability. The bill also specifies additional duties, membership, and reporting requirements for the working group.
Title
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2017
Sponsors
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] |
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-07-25 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
2017-07-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1630 (Related) 2017-07-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB5164 (Related) 2018-04-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB5164 (Related) 2018-04-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Policy sciences
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Social welfare
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Policy sciences
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Social welfare
State and local government operations
Unemployment
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3381/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3381/BILLS-115hr3381ih.pdf |