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H.Res. 121 (117th)

Recognizing that the United States needs a Marshall Plan for Moms in order to revitalize and restore mothers in the workforce.

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Introduced

11 February 2021

Last action

24 February 2021 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Sponsors

Grace Meng, Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Sheila Jackson Lee, Jerrold Nadler, Ro Khanna, Terri Sewell, Raúl Grijalva, Al Lawson, CAROLYN MALONEY, Barbara Lee, Eleanor Norton, Jackie Speier, Katherine Clark, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Veronica Escobar, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Ritchie Torres, Nydia Velázquez, Yvette Clarke, James McGovern, Joyce Beatty, Jamaal Bowman, Steve Cohen, André Carson, Earl Blumenauer, Ann Kuster, Peter Welch, Madeleine Dean, ALCEE HASTINGS, Darren Soto, Sara Jacobs, Betty McCollum, Brenda Lawrence, Donald Beyer, Mondaire Jones, Dwight Evans, Deborah Ross, David Trone, Lois Frankel, Judy Chu, Jesús García, Jamie Raskin, John Sarbanes, C. Ruppersberger, Anthony Brown, Kweisi Mfume, Nikema Williams

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

21 July 2025

Taxation

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Summary

This resolution declares that (1) the United States needs a Marshall Plan for Moms to revitalize and restore mothers in the workforce; and (2) mothers, especially mothers of color have been pushed to the brink of economic, social, and emotional collapse during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic because of the existing economic and social inequalities women have long faced. The resolution also states that any relief and long-term recovery package to address the COVID-19 crisis must recognize and rebuild moms in the workforce by including certain policies such as establishing a robust paid leave plan; rebuilding and stabilizing the child care industry; providing necessary child poverty reduction tools for families' economic security that include recurring child benefits and an expanded and improved child tax credit and earned income tax credit; establishing an expanded unemployment insurance program that benefits struggling workers, including those experiencing long-term unemployment; raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour or higher for all minimum wage workers; and providing access to mental health support for mothers. Finally, the resolution declares that employers and policymakers must prioritize addressing the economic cliff facing mothers and make permanent the policies set forth in this resolution so that mothers are protected against any future economic calamities.

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Timeline

  1. 11 February 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 February 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

    Source: Committee

  3. 11 February 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 February 2021

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E123-124)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 11 February 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 12 February 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  7. 24 February 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

    Source: Committee

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