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HCONRES 19 110th Congress House

Affirming the sense of Congress regarding the obligation of the United States to improve the lives of the 36,950,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,928,000 of those who live in extreme…

Official title: Affirming the sense of Congress regarding the obligation of the United States to improve the lives of the 36,950,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,928… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Affirming the sense of Congress regarding the obligation of the United States to improve the lives of the 36,950,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,928,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.

Introduced: January 9, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
Apr 26, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4200)
Jan 9, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 9, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 26, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4200)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it is the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States has an obligation to improve the lives of the 36.95 million Americans living in poverty and the 15.928 million of those who live in extreme poverty; and (2) the President should immediately present to Congress a comprehensive plan to eradicate poverty by 2015.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 17, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 27, 2007
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 24, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 11, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · Jan 11, 2007
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 11, 2007
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 11, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 19: Affirming the sense of Congress regarding the obligation of the United States to improve the lives of the 36,950,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,928,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-19/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 19: Affirming the sense of Congress regarding the obligation of the United States to improve the lives of the 36,950,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,928,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-19/.
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H. Con. Res. 19, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-19/.
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[H. Con. Res. 19: Affirming the sense of Congress regarding the obligation of the United States to improve the lives of the 36,950,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,928,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-19/)
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