Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up.
Latest action (25 May 2021): Introduced
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Official summary
This resolution expresses the sense of Congress that legislation and policies that address poverty, low wages, and related issues should be prioritized.
Among other priorities, the resolution commits to
• updating the poverty measure;
• raising the minimum wage;
• expanding unemployment insurance;
• ensuring that all workers receive paid family and medical leave;
• implementing a federal jobs guarantee;
• guaranteeing safe and quality housing, a right to water, high-quality public education, and quality health care for all;
Common questions
- What does H.Res. 438 do?
- This resolution expresses the sense of Congress that legislation and policies that address poverty, low wages, and related issues should be prioritized. Among other priorities, the resolution commits to • updating the poverty measure; • raising the minimum wage; • expanding unemployment insurance; • ensuring that all workers receive paid family and medical leave; • implementing a federal jobs guarantee; • guaranteeing safe and quality housing, a right to water, high-quality public education, and quality health care for all; • enacting relief from household and personal debt that cannot be paid; • ensuring that state, local, and tribal governments are adequately funded; • expanding and protecting the right to vote; • eliminating persistent racial inequities; • protecting the constitutional rights of assembly and free speech; • enacting comprehensive and just immigration reform; • ensuring all the rights of Native and Indigenous peoples and tribal nations; • transforming the economy into a green renewable energy economy; • demilitarizing U.S. foreign policy, borders, and policing; • enacting fair taxes on corporations and the wealthy; • using deficit spending to meet pressing needs; and • encouraging states and cities to enact policies that follow the direction provided by this resolution.
- Has H.Res. 438 become law?
- Not yet. As of 25 May 2021, H.Res. 438 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.Res. 438?
- H.Res. 438 was sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA12, 2023-2024] (Democrat-CA), with 45 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.Res. 438?
- Introduced (25 May 2021).
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