,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #ab1      
#bjai,mr4 ,serrano 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,nadler1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,carson of  
,indiana1 and ,mr4 ,evans7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing 
support for the development of a        
national strategic plan to end deep     
poverty4  ,whereas despite the ,united  
,states being a ,nation of great wealth1
 #ag1cjj1jjj people still lived in deep 
poverty in #bjah2 ,whereas the          
definition of deep poverty is having an 
income below half the ,federal poverty  
line 7in #bjah that equated to #f1cib or
 less for a single person2 #ab1hej or   
less for a family of #d72 ,whereas deep 
poverty is caused in large part by a    
continued history of structural         
inequalities that deepen economic       
hardship and limit opportunity2 ,whereas
 ,native ,americans1 ,african           

,americans1 and ,latinos 7and ,latinas7 
disproportionately experience deep      
poverty in the ,united ,states 7and high
 rates of deep poverty are also found   
among people with disabilities1 women   
7particularly women-headed households71 
children1 young adults1 and people      
experiencing homelessness72 ,whereas    
poverty is dehumanizing and physically  
and psychologically harmful to children 
and adults1 with negative effects that  
accumulate over time2 ,whereas children 
and older adults are particularly       
vulnerable to experiencing deep poverty2
 ,whereas1 in #bjag1 over #cj percent of
 all children in the ,united ,states    
7#e1ijj1jjj7 and #h4i percent of those  
age #fe and older 7#a1gjj1jjj7 live in  
families experiencing deep poverty2     
,whereas exiting deep poverty is        
especially difficult because of extreme 
material hardship1 social exclusion1 and
 cumulative disadvantage1 all of which  
compromise health and well-being1 reduce
 opportunities and life chances1 and    

heighten the likelihood of experiencing 
poverty that is extreme and chronic2    
,whereas people living in poverty are   
widely stereotyped as not working1 when 
in fact many low-income people work but 
do not earn enough to move out of       
poverty2 ,whereas negative attitudes and
 beliefs about low-income people and    
communities result in stigma1 decreased 
empathy1 social and cognitive distancing
 from people experiencing poverty1 and  
lower support for poverty alleviation   
programs and policies2 ,whereas despite 
significant hardship1 individuals living
 in deep poverty often express optimism 
and hope for the future1 a creative     
ingenuity for making ends meet1 a       
commitment to family and community1 a   
strong work ethic1 and pride in their   
work2 and ,whereas because deep poverty 
is the result of intersecting systemic  
factors 7for example1 lack of access to 
housing1 health care1 food1 and living  
wages71 its solution will necessitate   
coordinated efforts to change systems   

through programs that have not been     
designed to work in concert with each   
other3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the
 ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7      
recognizes that1 even if we are not     
personally experiencing deep poverty1 we
 are all harmed by poverty and economic 
inequality2  7#b7 believes that economic
 inequality affects health outcomes of  
those with limited economic resources by
 increasing chronic diseases1 obesity1  
drug and alcohol problems that          
ultimately shorten life expectancies1   
and that there are higher rates of these
 health issues across all income groups 
in countries with higher rates of income
 inequality2  7#c7 understands that     
there is no single1 simple solution to  
the problem of deep poverty because some
 groups are more vulnerable to living in
 deep poverty than others2  7#d7        
acknowledges that while social science  
has contributed to the understanding of 
poverty in general1 there are unique    
contributions that psychologists have   

made to the understanding of deep       
poverty2  7#e7 recognizes that science  
must be used to address the structural  
barriers and cognitive processes that   
lead to1 are a result of1 and perpetuate
 deep poverty1 and should be used to    
generate solutions2  7#f7 believes the  
,federal ,government has a clear        
responsibility and the capacity to meet 
basic human needs and to engender       
respect for the human dignity of people 
living in deep poverty2 and  7#g7       
supports the development of a national  
strategic plan to end deep poverty1     
including ,federal1 ,state1 and local   
policy solutions that address the       
complex factors and structures that     
contribute to deep poverty4