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Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-1558| House 
| Updated: 3/3/2021
Danny K. Davis

Danny K. Davis

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (18)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Work and Welfare Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Census Bureau to take certain actions with respect to poverty measures and data related to child poverty. It also requires the National Academy of Sciences to report annually on child poverty and study other issues, such as policies to reduce intergenerational poverty. Specifically, HHS must enter into an agreement with the Census Bureau to annually report an anchored supplemental poverty measure for individuals under the age of 18 and must otherwise collaborate with the bureau to, for example, correct income data to account for underreporting. Currently, the Census Bureau uses the official poverty measure (based on cash resources) and the supplemental poverty measure (based on both cash and certain noncash resources, such as nutrition assistance program benefits) to measure poverty. Anchoring the supplemental poverty measure fixes the poverty threshold at a given point in time and then adjusts it for inflation. HHS must publish resources on its website related to child poverty, and the Census Bureau must release certain economic and survey data at the same time it releases a specific report related to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7419
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Mar 3, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 9, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-643
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7419
    Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020


  • March 3, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 3, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.


  • March 3, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.


  • March 9, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-643
    Introduced in Senate

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • S 117-643: Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021
American SamoaCaribbean areaCensus and government statisticsChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuamInflation and pricesNorthern Mariana IslandsPoverty and welfare assistancePuerto RicoRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands

Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-1558| House 
| Updated: 3/3/2021
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Census Bureau to take certain actions with respect to poverty measures and data related to child poverty. It also requires the National Academy of Sciences to report annually on child poverty and study other issues, such as policies to reduce intergenerational poverty. Specifically, HHS must enter into an agreement with the Census Bureau to annually report an anchored supplemental poverty measure for individuals under the age of 18 and must otherwise collaborate with the bureau to, for example, correct income data to account for underreporting. Currently, the Census Bureau uses the official poverty measure (based on cash resources) and the supplemental poverty measure (based on both cash and certain noncash resources, such as nutrition assistance program benefits) to measure poverty. Anchoring the supplemental poverty measure fixes the poverty threshold at a given point in time and then adjusts it for inflation. HHS must publish resources on its website related to child poverty, and the Census Bureau must release certain economic and survey data at the same time it releases a specific report related to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-7419
Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Mar 3, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 9, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-643
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-7419
    Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020


  • March 3, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 3, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.


  • March 3, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.


  • March 9, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-643
    Introduced in Senate
Danny K. Davis

Danny K. Davis

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Cosponsors (18)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Work and Welfare Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Social Welfare

Related Bills

  • S 117-643: Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
American SamoaCaribbean areaCensus and government statisticsChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGuamInflation and pricesNorthern Mariana IslandsPoverty and welfare assistancePuerto RicoRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands