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HCONRES 161 110th Congress House

Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Dr. King's Launching of the Poor People's Campaign and Organization of the Poor People's Army.

Introduced: May 24, 2007 See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 24, 2007
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 Latest action May 24, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the President and Congress should reaffirm the federal commitment to eradicate poverty in America as a leading national priority, immediately establish a national goal of cutting poverty in half in the next 10 years, and adopt a national strategy to reach that goal.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 24, 2007
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 24, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 24, 2007
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 24, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 161: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Dr. King's Launching of the Poor People's Campaign and Organization of the Poor People's Army.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-161/
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"H. Con. Res. 161: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Dr. King's Launching of the Poor People's Campaign and Organization of the Poor People's Army.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-161/.
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H. Con. Res. 161, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-161/.
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[H. Con. Res. 161: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Dr. King's Launching of the Poor People's Campaign and Organization of the Poor People's Army.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-161/)
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