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Half in Ten Act of 2013

Introduced: May 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Half in Ten Act of 2013 - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty, which shall develop a National Strategy to reduce the number of persons living in poverty in America in half within 10 years after release of the 2012 Census report on Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011.

What's happening now May 23, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Democratic 31
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 30, 2013
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Oct 30, 2013
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Oct 30, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Oct 30, 2013
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 30, 2013
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 30, 2013
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 4, 2013
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 18, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jun 17, 2013
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 13, 2013
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Takano, Mark
California · Jun 13, 2013
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 6, 2013
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 6, 2013
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 3, 2013
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 3, 2013
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 23, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· May 23, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· May 23, 2013
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Brownley, Julia
California · May 23, 2013
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 23, 2013
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Chu, Judy
California · May 23, 2013
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 23, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· May 23, 2013
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 23, 2013
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 23, 2013
Edwards, Donna
· May 23, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· May 23, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· May 23, 2013
Heck, Denny
· May 23, 2013
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 23, 2013
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 23, 2013
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 23, 2013
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 23, 2013
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 23, 2013
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 23, 2013
Richmond, Cedric
· May 23, 2013
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 23, 2013
SERRANO, JOSE
· May 23, 2013
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 23, 2013
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Tonko, Paul
New York · May 23, 2013
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 23, 2013
Vela, Filemon
· May 23, 2013
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 23, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2182: Half in Ten Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2182/
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"H.R. 2182: Half in Ten Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2182/.
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H.R. 2182, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2182/.
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