H.RES.159: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth gap is a national problem for the nation's economic security, and that broad-based, generational and systemic inequities continue to distort economic progress and

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  • Introduced March 18, 2015
  • Latest Major Action March 18, 2015

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Recognizes that all families need to be economically secure to create opportunities for their children and the nation's next generation. Recognizes that wealth and income inequality hurt economic growth and risks economic security for individual families, our communities, and the nation as a whole. Supports the elimination of the wealth gap and the racial wealth gap as national economic security priorities. Acknowledges that Congress has a...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Date Description
March 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
March 18, 2015

Introduced in the House by Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)

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