PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 5571: 10-20-30 Act of 2014

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 5571: 10-20-30 Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-18 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

10-20-30 Act of 2014

Plain summary

10-20-30 Act of 2014 - Requires 10% of funds made available in appropriations Acts in FY2015-FY2025 for specified accounts or activities to be allocated for assistance in persistent poverty counties. Defines "persistent poverty counties" as any county with a poverty rate of at least 20%, as determined in each of the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses and the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates of the Bureau of the Census.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

10-20-30 Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] · 39 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (1)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5571 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113