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Raise the Wage Act

Introduced: October 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Oct 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
Oct 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Oct 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Oct 16, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, the Budget, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017

This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare.

The Department of Education must award grants to states for the development and implementation of prekindergarten programs.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice may award grants to assist communities in addressing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention.

The bill expands:

  • the Pell Grant program,
  • the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, and
  • the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs.

With respect to housing, the bill:

  • phases out the federal mortgage-interest income-tax deduction, replacing it with a new mortgage-interest income-tax credit;
  • expands the federal low-income housing income-tax credit;
  • expands certain affordable-housing programs; and
  • establishes a federal income-tax credit for low-income renters.

With respect to employment, the bill:

  • expands unemployment compensation benefits;
  • establishes several new employment-related programs to be carried out by the Department of Labor;
  • establishes a tax credit for employers that hire long-term unemployed individuals;
  • establishes prohibitions on employment discrimination based on an individual's status as unemployed;
  • increases the federal minimum wage, incrementally over a period of seven years, to $15.00 per hour.

In addition, the bill:

  • expands the federal earned-income tax credit,
  • makes refundable a federal income-tax credit for dependent care expenses,
  • and expands eligibility for certain child-care benefits.

The bill also establishes:

  • within the Congressional Budget Office, a Poverty Impact Division; and
  • within the Department of Health and Human Services, a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty.
What's happening now October 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

 Related & companion bills 10
  • HR 7010 Related bill RISE Out of Poverty Act
  • HR 948 Related bill Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017
  • HR 1432 Related bill SUCCESS Act
  • HR 2451 Related bill Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
  • HR 2490 Related bill Working Students Act
  • HR 3468 Related bill Layoff Prevention Act of 2017
  • S 1125 Related bill Protect Our Gold Star Families' Education Act of 2017
  • S 1136 Related bill Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act
  • S 1242 Related bill Raise the Wage Act
  • S 1651 Related bill Layoff Prevention Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 12
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 14
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 5, 2018
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 16, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 16, 2017
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Oct 16, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Oct 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4074: Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4074/
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"H.R. 4074: Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4074/.
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