Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the War on Poverty and acknowledging its shortcomings.
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Jan 17, 2024
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Jan 17, 2024
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This resolution commemorates the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson's declared war on poverty. The resolution expresses acknowledgement that the war on poverty had shortcomings that disproportionately affect racial minorities and those low on the socioeconomic ladder, and calls upon the federal government to continue to address poverty.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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Cosponsors
21
D
Kim, Andy
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Hayes, Jahana
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Adams, Alma S.
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Carter, Troy A.
D
Espaillat, Adriano
Jackson Lee, Sheila
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
D
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
Lee, Barbara
D
McGarvey, Morgan
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Moore, Gwen
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Mullin, Kevin
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Omar, Ilhan
Peltola, Mary
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
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Sewell, Terri A.
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Thompson, Bennie G.
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Trone, David
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Wilson, Frederica S.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 971: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the War on Poverty and acknowledging its shortcomings.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-971/
"H. Res. 971: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the War on Poverty and acknowledging its shortcomings.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-971/.
H. Res. 971, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-971/.
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