Search Results for keywords:"poverty reduction"

Search Results: keywords:"poverty reduction"

H. RES. 88 — Supporting the designation of January 31, 2025, as Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day.
January 31, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:254
H. RES. 88 aims to support the designation of January 31, 2025, as "Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day." The resolution highlights the importance of the earned income tax credit, which is a federal tax credit for low- and moderate-income working families and individuals....
Simple Explanation
H. RES. 88 wants everyone to know about a special day on January 31, 2025, to remind people about a helpful money back for working families called the Earned Income Tax Credit. It asks different groups to work together to make sure people who can get this money know about it and get help if they need it.
H. CON. RES. 97 — Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.
March 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:849
H. CON. RES. 97 highlights the importance of addressing the wage gap between men and women in the United States. It points out that women, on average, earn less than men, and the gap is even wider for women of color and those with disabilities. The resolution emphasizes that closing this gap...
Simple Explanation
This paper from Congress talks about how it's important for men and women to get paid the same amount for the same work, which isn't happening right now. They especially want to help women who are from different backgrounds or who have disabilities earn more money too.
H. R. 150 — To establish the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission, to improve the social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address the underlying causes of poverty.
January 03, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:6,644
H.R. 150 seeks to establish the People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission, known as the CARE Commission, to improve the social safety net in the U.S. and increase social mobility by addressing the root causes of poverty. The bill proposes to review and streamline federal...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make a special team, called the CARE Commission, to help people get out of poverty by making it easier for them to get help and find jobs, and by giving advice to Congress on how to do this better.
H. R. 3051 — To direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, or its successor, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide assistance for individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange, and for other purposes.
April 28, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:2,567
H.R. 3051 is a bill introduced in the 119th Congress aimed at providing assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange. The bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to address health care...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 3051 is a plan to help people who got sick from a chemical called Agent Orange by giving them healthcare and other support, like building houses and helping them find jobs. This help is for people in Vietnam and Vietnamese Americans, and special workers will do the job, but it needs to be watched carefully so everything is fair.

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