Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up.
Latest action (21 Jun 2023): Introduced
What this bill does
This is a nonbinding resolution, meaning it expresses the "sense of Congress" rather than creating new law or funding programs. Introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and co-sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, it lays out an extensive set of findings on poverty, low wages, racial inequity, health care access, housing, immigration, incarceration, and military and fossil-fuel spending, describing these as interconnected national problems. It then states that Congress recognizes economic security as a matter of fundamental rights—including rights to work at a living wage, housing, education, health care, banking access, and a healthy environment—and commits, over the following two years, to pursuing a broad "Third Reconstruction" agenda covering dozens of policy areas.
The resolution addresses low-income and poor Americans broadly, with particular attention to Black, Latino, Native American, immigrant, disabled, and women's communities, as well as workers, veterans, students, and residents of regions such as the South and Appalachia. It calls for future legislative action on minimum wage, unionization, housing, health care, debt relief, voting rights, immigration reform, reparations study commissions, and environmental policy, among other areas, but does not itself enact any of these measures.
The resolution was introduced on June 21, 2023, and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. As a simple resolution, it would not have the force of law even if passed, but expresses policy priorities. It has not received a committee vote or floor action, and since it was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2024), it did not advance further before that Congress ended.
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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. 532 do?
- This is a nonbinding resolution, meaning it expresses the "sense of Congress" rather than creating new law or funding programs. Introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and co-sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, it lays out an extensive set of findings on poverty, low wages, racial inequity, health care access, housing, immigration, incarceration, and military and fossil-fuel spending, describing these as interconnected national problems. It then states that Congress recognizes economic security as a matter of fundamental rights—including rights to work at a living wage, housing, education, health care, banking access, and a healthy environment—and commits, over the following two years, to pursuing a broad "Third Reconstruction" agenda covering dozens of policy areas. The resolution addresses low-income and poor Americans broadly, with particular attention to Black, Latino, Native American, immigrant, disabled, and women's communities, as well as workers, veterans, students, and residents of regions such as the South and Appalachia. It calls for future legislative action on minimum wage, unionization, housing, health care, debt relief, voting rights, immigration reform, reparations study commissions, and environmental policy, among other areas, but does not itself enact any of these measures. The resolution was introduced on June 21, 2023, and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. As a simple resolution, it would not have the force of law even if passed, but expresses policy priorities. It has not received a committee vote or floor action, and since it was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2024), it did not advance further before that Congress ended.
- Has H.Res. 532 become law?
- Not yet. As of 21 Jun 2023, H.Res. 532 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.Res. 532?
- H.Res. 532 was sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA12, 2023-2024] (Democrat-CA), with 23 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.Res. 532?
- Introduced (21 Jun 2023).
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