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Half in Ten Act of 2011

Introduced: November 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Nov 3, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7262)
Nov 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Nov 1, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Half in Ten Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty, which shall develop a National Plan or Strategy to reduce the number of persons living in poverty in America in half within 10 years after release of the 2011 Census report on Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010.

What's happening now November 3, 2011

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7262)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 39
All 39 Democratic 24
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 16, 2012
BRADY, ROBERT
· May 30, 2012
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· Feb 7, 2012
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 31, 2012
Polis, Jared
· Jan 23, 2012
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 18, 2012
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Jan 18, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Nov 4, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 4, 2011
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 4, 2011
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Nov 3, 2011
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Nov 3, 2011
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 3, 2011
FILNER, BOB
· Nov 3, 2011
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 3, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Nov 3, 2011
Richardson, Laura
· Nov 3, 2011
Richmond, Cedric
· Nov 3, 2011
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 3, 2011
WOOLSEY, LYNN
· Nov 3, 2011
BACA, JOE
· Nov 1, 2011
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Nov 1, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 1, 2011
SERRANO, JOSE
· Nov 1, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3300: Half in Ten Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3300/
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"H.R. 3300: Half in Ten Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3300/.
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H.R. 3300, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3300/.
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