Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of those persons, groups and communities that are impoverished, disadvantaged or otherwise in poverty.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

83 cosponsors — 83 Democrats

0 of 83 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Joe Baca (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Phil Hare (D-IL) and 53 more.

More from the sponsor

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• H.Con.Res. 364 (110th) Recognizing the Significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month.
• H.R. 176 (110th) Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2008

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-9 district