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H.Res. 438 (117th)

Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up.

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Introduced

25 May 2021

Last action

25 May 2021 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Sponsors

Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Kaiali'i Kahele, Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Michael San Nicolas, Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Marie Newman, Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]

Subjects

Healthcare, Housing, Immigration, Energy, Taxation, Education

Source updated

4 February 2025

Healthcare · Housing · Immigration · Energy · Taxation · Education

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Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of Congress that legislation and policies that address poverty, low wages, and related issues should be prioritized. Among other priorities, the resolution commits to updating the poverty measure; raising the minimum wage; expanding unemployment insurance; ensuring that all workers receive paid family and medical leave; implementing a federal jobs guarantee; guaranteeing safe and quality housing, a right to water, high-quality public education, and quality health care for all; enacting relief from household and personal debt that cannot be paid; ensuring that state, local, and tribal governments are adequately funded; expanding and protecting the right to vote; eliminating persistent racial inequities; protecting the constitutional rights of assembly and free speech; enacting comprehensive and just immigration reform; ensuring all the rights of Native and Indigenous peoples and tribal nations; transforming the economy into a green renewable energy economy; demilitarizing U.S. foreign policy, borders, and policing; enacting fair taxes on corporations and the wealthy; using deficit spending to meet pressing needs; and encouraging states and cities to enact policies that follow the direction provided by this resolution.

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Timeline

  1. 25 May 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  2. 25 May 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 May 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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