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United States · Resolution · HRES

H.Res. 532 (118th)

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

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Introduced

21 June 2023

Last action

21 June 2023 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Sponsors

Barbara Lee, Pramila Jayapal, Valerie Foushee, Sheila Jackson Lee, Juan Vargas, Ro Khanna, James McGovern, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Ted Lieu, Sylvia Garcia, Yvette Clarke, Eleanor Norton, Anna Eshoo, Jamaal Bowman, Bennie Thompson, Ilhan Omar, Mark Pocan, Mark DeSaulnier, Cori Bush, Jesús García, Ritchie Torres, Janice Schakowsky, Rashida Tlaib, Jamie Raskin

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. 21 June 2023

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 June 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 June 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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