[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2614 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2614

To establish a national task force to expand opportunities and improve 
        the standard of living for working families in America.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2023

 Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the 
   Committees on Financial Services, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish a national task force to expand opportunities and improve 
        the standard of living for working families in America.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Working Families Task Force Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the 
Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Education, Housing and Urban 
Development, Commerce, the Treasury, Transportation, and Agriculture, 
shall establish an Interagency National Task Force on Working Families 
(in this Act referred to as the ``Task Force'').
    (b) Membership.--The Task Force shall be composed of not fewer than 
10 members and shall include representatives designated by the relevant 
Secretaries from each of the following Federal agencies:
            (1) The Department of Labor.
            (2) The Department of Health and Human Services.
            (3) The Department of Education.
            (4) The Department of Housing and Urban Development.
            (5) The Department of Commerce.
            (6) The Department of the Treasury.
            (7) The Department of Transportation.
            (8) The Department of Agriculture.
    (c) Meetings.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall meet not less than 1 
        time per quarter per calendar year.
            (2) Quorum.--Two-thirds of the members of the  Task  Force  
        shall constitute a quorum.
    (d) Purpose.--The purpose of the Task Force shall be to--
            (1) examine the challenges facing working families; and
            (2) issue recommendations to improve the standard of living 
        and quality of life for working families.
    (e) Duties.--The duties of the Task Force shall include the 
following:
            (1) Identifying and evaluating key factors that impact the 
        standard of living and quality of life for working families, 
        including--
                    (A) addressing affordability challenges related to 
                various economic conditions, including inflation;
                    (B) improving access to quality jobs with livable 
                wages and strong labor standards;
                    (C) expanding affordable child care for all 
                families;
                    (D) improving incentives, including tax policies 
                such as the child tax credit and earned income tax 
                credit, that assist children and families;
                    (E) supporting home care and medical care for 
                seniors and families that need assistance;
                    (F) accessing quality, affordable housing;
                    (G) reducing barriers to economic mobility;
                    (H) expanding educational and workforce training 
                opportunities; and
                    (I) increasing financial literacy and access to 
                financial services.
            (2) Assessing the effectiveness of current Federal policies 
        and programs in helping working families achieve an improved 
        standard of living and quality of life.
            (3) Developing policy recommendations to enhance the 
        efforts of Federal agencies and Congress to empower working 
        families to meet the challenges of current economic conditions, 
        raise their standards of living, and access the benefits of 
        economic growth.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Task Force shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on its most 
recent findings and recommendations.
    (g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means each of the 
following:
            (1) The Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
        House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, 
        Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
            (2) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
        the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
            (3) The Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
            (4) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources of the Senate.
            (5) The Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
        and Forestry of the Senate.
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