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HRES 159 114th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth gap is a national problem for the nation's economic security, and that broad-based, generational and…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth gap is a national problem for the nation's economic security, and … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth gap is a national problem for the nation's economic security, and that broad-based, generational and systemic inequities continue to distort economic progress and opportunity for tens of millions of Americans -especially low and middle-income Americans and communities of color.

Introduced: March 18, 2015 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Economic performance and conditionsRacial and ethnic relations
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Mar 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 18, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1750)
Mar 18, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes that all families need to be economically secure to create opportunities for their children and the nation's next generation.

Recognizes that wealth and income inequality hurt economic growth and risks economic security for individual families, our communities, and the nation as a whole.

Supports the elimination of the wealth gap and the racial wealth gap as national economic security priorities.

Acknowledges that Congress has a responsibility to implement thoughtful, proven and pragmatic policy strategies to eliminate the wealth gap and the racial wealth gap.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 159: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth gap is a national problem for the nation's economic security, and that broad-based, generational and systemic inequities continue to distort economic progress and opportunity for tens of millions of Americans -especially low and middle-income Americans and communities of color.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-159/
MLA
"H. Res. 159: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth gap is a national problem for the nation's economic security, and that broad-based, generational and systemic inequities continue to distort economic progress and opportunity for tens of millions of Americans -especially low and middle-income Americans and communities of color.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-159/.
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H. Res. 159, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-159/.
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[H. Res. 159: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth gap is a national problem for the nation's economic security, and that broad-based, generational and systemic inequities continue to distort economic progress and opportunity for tens of millions of Americans -especially low and middle-income Americans and communities of color.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-159/)
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