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Poverty Impact Trigger Act of 2005

Introduced: December 16, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Dec 16, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Dec 16, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Poverty Impact Trigger Act of 2005 - Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider a public bill or joint resolution authorizing an appropriation of $10 million or more, unless: (1) the accompanying committee report includes a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Poverty Impact Division impact statement; or (2) the chairman of the committee reporting the legislation submits such statement for publication in the Congressional Record before consideration of the measure.

Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish the CBO Poverty Impact Division to prepare and submit poverty impact statements to the chairmen of House committees.

What's happening now December 16, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 3, 2006
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 25, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4600: Poverty Impact Trigger Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4600/
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"H.R. 4600: Poverty Impact Trigger Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4600/.
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H.R. 4600, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4600/.
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