Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth gap is a national problem for the nation's economic security, and that broad-based, generational and systemic inequities continue to distort economic progress and opportunity for tens of millions of Americans -especially low and middle-income Americans and communities of color.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 18, 2015)
Recognizes that all families need to be economically secure to create opportunities for their children and the nation's next generation.
Recognizes that wealth and income inequality hurt economic growth and risks economic security for individual families, our communities, and the nation as a whole.
Supports the elimination of the wealth gap and the racial wealth gap as national economic security priorities.
Acknowledges that Congress has a responsibility to implement thoughtful, proven and pragmatic policy strategies to eliminate the wealth gap and the racial wealth gap.
What just happenedMar 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 18, 2015
- Mar 18, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Mar 18, 2015IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1750)
- Mar 18, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House