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H.Res. 159 · 114th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth gap is a…

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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.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 18, 2015

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.

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

About this bill and sources

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.

Latest action (Mar 18, 2015): Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 18, 2015

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

No recorded floor vote found.