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S 2 112th Congress Senate

Middle Class Success Act

Official title: A bill to help middle class families succeed.

Introduced: January 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Employment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHigher educationHousing supply and affordabilityIncome tax ratesInfrastructure developmentLabor-management relationsSocial security and elderly assistanceStudent aid and college costsWages and earningsWater quality
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S128)
Jan 25, 2011
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 Latest action January 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S128)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Middle Class Success Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) support middle class tax relief; (2) help families afford the cost of college and improve opportunities for a secure retirement; (3) invest in infrastructure and other measures to create good, well-paying jobs; (4) help ensure that families have access to affordable child and elder care; (5) preserve and improve affordable health care; (6) ensure that all workers earn enough to meet basic living standards and do not live in poverty; (7) ensure that tax dollars do not support companies that break the law or mistreat their workers; (8) keep Social Security's promise and block proposals to privatize the program; (9) ensure that families have access to a healthy and clean environment, including access to safe drinking water; (10) ensure that workers can secure representation without employer obstruction; (11) ensure that our streets and communities are safe; and (12) address the serious housing problems facing many American families.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2: Middle Class Success Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2/
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"S. 2: Middle Class Success Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2/.
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S. 2, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2/.
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