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H.Con.Res. 234 · 109th Congress

Affirming the obligation and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the 37,162,000 Americans…

Full title

Affirming the obligation and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the 37,162,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,600,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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63 cosponsors · 62 D, 1 I
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37 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Directs the President to present a plan immediately to eradicate poverty by 2010.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 7, 2005

Directs the President to present a plan immediately to eradicate poverty by 2010.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Affirming the obligation and leadership of the United States to improve the lives of the 37,162,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,600,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.

Latest action (Sep 7, 2005): Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 7, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.