H.Res. 971: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the War on Poverty and acknowledging its shortcomings.
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H.Res. 971: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the War on Poverty and acknowledging its shortcomings.
118th Congress · introduced 2024-01-17 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2024-01-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the War on Poverty and acknowledging its shortcomings.
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Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the War on Poverty and acknowledging its shortcomings.
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Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · 21 cosponsors
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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] reported raising $955,740 (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Resolution
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- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hres971.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hres>
Record fed-us-cong118-hres971 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118