H.R. 258

Referred to Committee

Half in Ten Act of 2015

Introduced 1/9/2015•114th Congress•House

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

1/9/2015 • House

Summary

Half in Ten Act of 2015

Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty, which shall develop a National Strategy to reduce the number of persons living in poverty in America in half within 10 years after release of the 2014 Census Report on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2013.

Introduced in House • 1/9/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Social Welfare

Advisory bodiesChild safety and welfareClimate change and greenhouse gasesCommunity life and organizationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditionsEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistancePublic-private cooperation