House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Poverty Line Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to update the Federal poverty line, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2025
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Latest action: Feb 18, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1428.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MULLIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 32, February 18, 2025, Page H723):Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1428, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1428
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
15 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 14 Democrats
1 of 15 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jesús García (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Mullin.
- H.R. 7945 (119th) Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026
- H.Res. 188 (119th) Affirming the obligation of the President of the United States to comply with court orders.
- H.R. 3459 (119th) Empty Lots to Housing Act
- H.R. 10131 (119th) National Archives Protection Act
- H.R. 5650 (119th) Weatherization Resilience and Adaptation Program Act
- H.R. 7985 (119th) CHATBOT Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.