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H.Res. 438: Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up.

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H.Res. 438: Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-25 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. 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

Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up.

Plain summary

This resolution expresses the sense of Congress that legislation and policies that address poverty, low wages, and related issues should be prioritized. Among other priorities, the resolution commits to updating the poverty measure; raising the minimum wage; expanding unemployment insurance; ensuring that all workers receive paid family and medical leave; implementing a federal jobs guarantee; guaranteeing safe and quality housing, a right to water, high-quality public education, and quality health care for all; enacting relief from household and personal debt that cannot be paid; ensuring that state, local, and tribal governments are adequately funded; expanding and protecting the right to vote; eliminating persistent racial inequities; protecting the constitutional rights of assembly and free speech; enacting comprehensive and just immigration reform; ensuring all the rights of Native and Indigenous peoples and tribal nations; transforming the economy into a green renewable energy economy; demilitarizing U.S. foreign policy, borders, and policing; enacting fair taxes on corporations and the wealthy; using deficit spending to meet pressing needs; and encouraging states and cities to enact policies that follow the direction provided by this resolution.

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

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Third Reconstruction: Fully addressing poverty and low wages from the bottom up.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · 45 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Al Green (D-TX), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), André Carson (D-IN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hres438 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117