,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjba,mr4   
,ru% 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,danny
 ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,higg9s (  
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,jacobs ( ,cali=nia1   
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1    
,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,ms4 ,newman1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1
 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1 & ,ms4      
,williams ( ,georgia7 submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = designation ( ! mon?
 ( ,may #bjba z ,national ,*ild ,pov]ty 
,prev5tion ,mon?4  ,:]eas *ild pov]ty   
ref]s to ! %>e ( *ildr5 "u age #ah :o   
live 9 families ) incomes bel[ ! ,f$]al 
pov]ty level2 ,:]eas approximately #a 9 
#f *ildr5 "u ! age ( #ah lives bel[ !   
,f$]al pov]ty level1 total+ #aa1ijj1jjj 
*ildr52 ,:]eas #ae4e p]c5t ( *ildr5 "u !
 age ( #e 7 liv+ 9 pov]ty 9 #bjai1 !    
late/ ye> ) publicly available data2    

,:]eas *ildr5 :o live 9 pov]ty are (t5  
subject to o!r adv]se circum/ances      
includ+ homelessness1 includ+ #a1ejj1jjj
 *ildr5 9 ! #bjag-bjah academic s*ool   
ye>2 ,:]eas *ildr5 :o live 9 pov]ty are 
(t5 subject to o!r adv]se circum/ances  
includ+ abuse2 ,:]eas *ildr5 :o live 9  
pov]ty c face long-t]m negative         
outcomes1 includ+ pov]ty z an adult &   
lifelong heal? consequ5ces2 ,:]eas lo/  
productivity1 wors5$ heal?1 & increas$  
crime /emm+ f *ild pov]ty co/ ! ,nation 
ab\t #gjj1jjj1jjj1jjj doll>s a ye>1 or  
ab\t #c4e p]c5t ( ,,gdp2 ,:]eas !       
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy has    
increas$ ! likelihood ( *ild pov]ty2    
,:]eas1 s9ce ,may #bjbj1 ! %>e ( *ildr5 
) at lea/ #a unemploy$ p>5t has         
consi/5tly rema9$ above rates report$   
dur+ ! peak ( ! ,great ,recession1 ) m  
?an #d 9 #aj *ildr5 liv+ 9 a h\sehold   
/ruggl+ to meet basic exp5ses2 & ,:]eas 
rec5t /udies sugge/ t food insecurity   
has increas$ among families ) *ildr5 by 
#bhj p]c5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se 

( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !     
designation ( ,national ,*ild ,pov]ty   
,prev5tion ,mon?2  7#b7 recognizes !    
national impact ( ! preval5ce ( pov]ty  
among ,am]ica's *ildr52  7#c7 supports  
int]v5tion & prev5tion ef=ts to r$uce ! 
numb] ( *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates suff]+ 
f pov]ty2 &  7#d7 calls on ! p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,national ,*ild 
,pov]ty ,prev5tion ,mon? ) appropriate  
programs & actives t promote aw>5ess &  
prev5tion ( *ild pov]ty 9 communities   
across ! c\ntry4