3.0.0 5069 2022-11-01T05:17:27Z 2022-11-01T05:17:27Z House HR 2019-11-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 181 (Wednesday, November 13, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ:H.R. 5069.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H8827]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-11-13T15:00:25Z 2019-11-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 N M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2019-11-13 True G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2019-11-13 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-11-13 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2019-11-13 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2019-11-13 True G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2019-11-13 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-11-13 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2020-01-27 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2020-02-06 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2020-02-06 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2020-02-06 False Social Welfare Census and government statistics Child care and development Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing finance and home ownership Inflation and prices Poverty and welfare assistance Public contracts and procurement Social Welfare 00 2019-11-13 Introduced in House 2021-08-25T14:38:31Z The Recognizing Poverty Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, to enter into agreements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) to examine certain poverty measures relevant to the Community Services Block Grant. As background, this grant provides funding to states, tribes, territories, and other entities to alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty. Currently, to be eligible for activities funded by this grant, individuals must have incomes at or below 100% of the federal poverty line.

Specifically, the National Academies must assess the adequacy of the current poverty line as a measure of the resources a family needs to afford basic goods and services and must propose a new poverty guide that accounts for costs related to health insurance, childcare, and other factors, such as the prevalence of food insecurity at different levels of income. This proposed measure may not be lower than the current poverty line.

]]> The Recognizing Poverty Act Display Title The Recognizing Poverty Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop for consideration of the Congress a poverty line for purposes of the Community Services Block Grant Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced The Recognizing Poverty Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5069ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5069ih.xml 2019-11-13 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.