,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,lee of ,california introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,rules1 and in        
addition to the ,committee on the       
,budget1 for a period to be subsequently
 determined by the ,speaker1 in each    
case for consideration of such          
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require poverty impact   
statements for certain legislation4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,poverty ,impact ,trigger ,act of  
#bjac4  #b4 ,certain poverty impact     
legislation subject to point of order   
,rule ,,xxi of the ,rules of the ,house 
of ,representatives is amended by adding
 at the end the following new clause3   
,certain legislation reported by        
committees#ab4 ,it shall not be in order
 to consider a bill or joint resolution 
of a public nature authorizing an       

appropriation of #aj1jjj1jjj or more1   
unless-- 7a7 the committee report       
accompanying the bill or joint          
resolution includes a ,,cbo ,poverty    
,index ,division impact statement2 or   
7b7 the chair of the committee reporting
 the bill or joint resolution submits   
such statement to be published in the   
,congressional ,record before           
consideration of the bill or joint      
resolution4 4  #c4 ,congressional budget
 office poverty impact division  7a7 ,in
 ,general ,section #bjb of the          
,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fjb7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new subsection3  
7h7 ,,cbo ,poverty ,impact ,division    
7#a7 ,creation ,there is established    
within the ,office the ,,cbo ,poverty   
,impact ,division 7hereinafter in this  
subsection referred to as the           
,division74  7#b7 ,duties and functions 
7,a7 ,preparation and submission of     
impact statement ,when a chair of a     
committee of the ,house of              

,representatives submits a written      
request to the ,division to prepare and 
submit to the committee a ,,cbo ,poverty
 ,index ,division impact statement1 the 
,division shall prepare and submit such 
statement to the committee not later    
than #cj days after such request4  7,b7 
,content of impact statement ,a ,,cbo   
,poverty ,index ,division impact        
statement shall include the following3  
7i7 ,a projected ratio equal to the     
amount of appropriations authorized in  
the bill or joint resolution that will  
benefit individuals and families below  
the poverty threshold over the total    
amount of appropriations authorized by  
the bill or joint resolution4  7ii7 ,a  
projection of the number of individual  
and family incomes--  7,i7 that may     
decrease below the poverty threshold    
because of the bill or joint resolution2
 and  7,,ii7 that may increase above the
 poverty threshold because of the bill  
or joint resolution4  7iii7 ,a          
projection as to how the legislation    

improves access to basic human services1
 including health care1 housing1 and    
education4  7,c7 ,poverty threshold     
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
poverty threshold means an income level 
below #bjj percent of the poverty line  
7as defined in section #fgc7b7 of the   
,community ,services ,block ,grant      
,act74  4  #d4 ,exercise of rulemaking  
powers ,section #b of this ,act is      
enacted by the ,house of                
,representatives--  7#a7 as an exercise 
of the rulemaking power of the ,house of
 ,representatives and as such it shall  
be considered as part of the rules of   
the ,house of ,representatives and such 
rules shall supersede other rules only  
to the extent that they are inconsistent
 therewith2 and  7#b7 with the full     
recognition of the constitutional right 
of the ,house of ,representatives to    
change such rules at any time1 in the   
same manner1 and to the same extent as  
in the case of any other rule of the    
,house of ,representatives4  #e4        

,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this ,act shall apply to any bill or    
joint resolution reported by a committee
 of the ,house of ,representatives after
 the #ij-;day period beginning on the   
date of enactment of this ,act4