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HCONRES 234 109th Congress House

Affirming the obligation and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the 37,162,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,600,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.

Introduced: September 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 7, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Sep 7, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 7, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to present a plan immediately to eradicate poverty by 2010.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 19 Independent 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2006
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2006
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 25, 2006
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 7, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Dec 7, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 9, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 17, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 13, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 13, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 8, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 7, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Sep 7, 2005
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 7, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Sep 7, 2005
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 7, 2005
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 7, 2005
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 7, 2005
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 7, 2005
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 7, 2005
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Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 7, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 234: Affirming the obligation and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the 37,162,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,600,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-234/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 234: Affirming the obligation and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the 37,162,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,600,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-234/.
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H. Con. Res. 234, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-234/.
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[H. Con. Res. 234: Affirming the obligation and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the 37,162,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,600,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-234/)
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