H.Res. 1024: Expressing support for designation of January as Poverty in America Awareness Month.
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H.Res. 1024: Expressing support for designation of January as Poverty in America Awareness Month.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-01-20 · Social Welfare · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-01-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 21 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HRES1024 (2010-01-27), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Expressing support for designation of January as Poverty in America Awareness Month.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the designation of Poverty in America Awareness Month. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) eradicating poverty in the United States should be the goal for all people in the United States; (2) the severe economic downturn has highlighted the need to ensure that the nation's most vulnerable individuals and families are able to meet their most fundamental needs during a time of financial crisis; and (3) Congress should recommit itself to helping individuals and families facing economic hardship receive the assistance they need and deserve in moving towards greater economic security through programs under title IV (Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families with Children and for Child-welfare Services) of the Social Security Act and other related programs.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Expressing support for designation of January as Poverty in America Awareness Month.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · 6 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 21 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, HRES1024 (2010-01-27): Passed
Words on this page, explained (3)
- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
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- Securities
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres1024.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>
Record fed-us-cong111-hres1024 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111