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S 2 111th Congress Senate

Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to improve the lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream.

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Child care and developmentEconomic performance and conditionsEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment discrimination and employee rights
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Income tax ratesLabor-management relationsWages and earnings
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 7, 2009
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2.
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S44)
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 7, 2009

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009 - Declares that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation to improve the lives of middle class families and provide them with greater opportunity to achieve the American dream by: (1) providing middle class tax relief while making the tax laws simpler and more reliable; (2) promoting investments in the new economy and enacting policies that create good, well-paying domestic jobs, and promoting families by improving the access and affordability of child and elder care; (3) enhancing the incentives and protections to help middle class families adequately meet their needs in retirement; (4) improving programs to help families acquire the education and training to be productive participants in the modern economy; (5) restoring fairness, prosperity, and economic security for working families by ensuring workers can exercise their rights to freely choose to form a union without employer interference; and (7) removing barriers to fair pay for all workers.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2: Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2/
MLA
"S. 2: Middle Class Opportunity Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2/.
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S. 2, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2/.
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