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US HR3381

US HR3381
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2017


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Introduced
07/25/2017
In Committee
07/25/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2017 This bill establishes, within the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty. The primary goal of the working group shall be to develop a national plan for reducing to zero, within specified timeframes, the number of children living in poverty and extreme poverty in the United States. The national plan devised by the working group shall also include recommendations for: (1) understanding the root causes of child poverty, (2) improving access to anti-poverty programs, (3) eliminating disparate rates of child poverty based on specified demographic factors, (4) improving access to quality jobs, (5) connecting low-income children and families to education and job training, and (6) shifting the measures and policies of federal anti-poverty programs toward the goal of helping individuals and families achieve long-term economic stability. The bill also specifies additional duties, membership, and reporting requirements for the working group.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Child Poverty within the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services. The primary goal of the working group is to develop a national plan to reduce child poverty and extreme poverty in the United States to zero within specified timeframes. The national plan will include recommendations for understanding the root causes of child poverty, improving access to anti-poverty programs, eliminating disparate rates of child poverty based on demographic factors, improving access to quality jobs, connecting low-income families to education and job training, and shifting the measures and policies of federal anti-poverty programs toward the goal of long-term economic stability. The bill also specifies additional duties, membership, and reporting requirements for the working group.

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Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (on 07/25/2017)

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