House resolution · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should enact the Poverty Bill of Rights to reaffirm the right of all Americans to live a life free from poverty and its impacts.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 16, 2020
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: Jul 16, 2020 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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
21 cosponsors — 21 Democrats
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), James Cooper (D-TN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.