US HR4074

Bill

Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017

Introduced
10/16/2017

In Committee
10/26/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare. The Department of Education must award grants to states for the development and implementation of prekindergarten programs. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice may award grants to assist communities in addressing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention. The bill expands: the Pell Grant program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, and the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. With respect to housing, the bill: phases out the federal mortgage-interest income-tax deduction, replacing it with a new mortgage-interest income-tax credit; expands the federal low-income housing income-tax credit; expands certain affordable-housing programs; and establishes a federal income-tax credit for low-income renters. With respect to employment, the bill: expands unemployment compensation benefits; establishes several new employment-related programs to be carried out by the Department of Labor; establishes a tax credit for employers that hire long-term unemployed individuals; establishes prohibitions on employment discrimination based on an individual's status as unemployed; increases the federal minimum wage, incrementally over a period of seven years, to $15.00 per hour. In addition, the bill: expands the federal earned-income tax credit, makes refundable a federal income-tax credit for dependent care expenses, and expands eligibility for certain child-care benefits. The bill also establishes: within the Congressional Budget Office, a Poverty Impact Division; and within the Department of Health and Human Services, a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty.

AI Summary

This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare. The key provisions include: This bill: - Establishes a federal-state partnership to provide access to high-quality public prekindergarten programs for low-income and moderate-income families. It also aims to broaden participation in such programs to include middle-class families. - Establishes and expands programs related to juvenile delinquency and gang prevention, including grants to communities to address these issues. - Expands the Pell Grant program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, and the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. - With respect to housing, the bill phases out the federal mortgage-interest income-tax deduction, replacing it with a new mortgage-interest income-tax credit, expands the federal low-income housing income-tax credit, expands certain affordable-housing programs, and establishes a federal income-tax credit for low-income renters. - With respect to employment, the bill expands unemployment compensation benefits, establishes several new employment-related programs, establishes a tax credit for employers that hire long-term unemployed individuals, establishes prohibitions on employment discrimination based on an individual's status as unemployed, and increases the federal minimum wage incrementally over a period of seven years to $15.00 per hour. - The bill also expands the federal earned-income tax credit, makes refundable a federal income-tax credit for dependent care expenses, and expands eligibility for certain child-care benefits. - The bill establishes a Poverty Impact Division within the Congressional Budget Office and a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty within the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a national strategy to reduce poverty.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (26)

Barbara Lee (D)*, Joyce Beatty (D), G. Butterfield (D), André Carson (D), John Conyers (D), Mark DeSaulnier (D), Keith Ellison (D), Adriano Espaillat (D), Dwight Evans (D), Raúl Grijalva (D), Alcee Hastings (D), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D), Pramila Jayapal (D), Betty McCollum (D), Jerry McNerney (D), Gwen Moore (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Donald Payne (D), Mark Pocan (D), Jan Schakowsky (D), José Serrano (D), Louise Slaughter (D), Jackie Speier (D), Mark Takano (D), Norma Torres (D), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (on 10/26/2017)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4074/all-info

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4074/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4074/BILLS-115hr4074ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4074/BILLS-115hr4074ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1432	SUCCESS Act Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success Act	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Related
HR2451	Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Related
HR2490	Working Students Act	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Related
HR3468	Layoff Prevention Act of 2017	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Related
HR5393	Working Together to End Homelessness Act of 2018	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Related
HR6456	Small Public Housing Regulatory Relief Expansion Act of 2018	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Related
HR6956	Intern Opportunity Act	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Related
HR7010	RISE Out of Poverty Act Rewriting to Improve and Secure an Exit Out of Poverty Act	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Related
HR948	Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2017	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Related
S1125	Protect Our Gold Star Families' Education Act of 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2934)	Related
S1136	Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Related
S1242	Raise the Wage Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Related
S1651	Layoff Prevention Act of 2017	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4426-4427)	Related

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