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H.R. 258 114th Congress House

Half in Ten Act of 2015

Official title: To establish the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty which will create and carry out a national plan to cut poverty in America in half in ten years.

Introduced: January 20, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 9, 2015
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 Latest action January 9, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Half in Ten Act of 2015

Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services 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 2014 Census Report on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2013.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2721 Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2015
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 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 18
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 25, 2016
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 9, 2015
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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 9, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 9, 2015
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 20, 2015
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 20, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 20, 2015
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 9, 2015
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 9, 2015
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jan 9, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 9, 2015
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jan 9, 2015
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 9, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 9, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 9, 2015
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jan 9, 2015
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 9, 2015
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 9, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 258: Half in Ten Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-258/
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