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HR 4436 116th Congress House Social Welfare Higher education Poverty and welfare assistance Research administration and funding

National Poverty Research Center Authorization Act

Introduced: November 21, 2019 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Sep 20, 2019
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National Poverty Research Center Authorization Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to institutions of higher education for National Poverty Research Centers. In addition to conducting poverty policy research, such centers must coordinate nationwide research networks to inform public policies aimed at reducing poverty in the United States.

What's happening now September 20, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 30
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 21, 2020
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 3, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 15, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 3, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Dec 10, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 5, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· Nov 21, 2019
Eshoo, Anna
· Nov 19, 2019
McEachin, A.
· Nov 19, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 14, 2019
Levin, Andy
· Nov 14, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 13, 2019
Lee, Barbara
· Nov 13, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 13, 2019
Lowenthal, Alan
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Nov 13, 2019
RUSH, BOBBY
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 8, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 1, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Nov 1, 2019
Malinowski, Tom
· Oct 28, 2019
Cartwright, Matt
· Oct 22, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 4, 2019
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Oct 4, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 4, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 26, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Sep 24, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 20, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4436: National Poverty Research Center Authorization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4436/
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"H.R. 4436: National Poverty Research Center Authorization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4436/.
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H.R. 4436, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4436/.
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