,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjba,ms4
 ,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,moore
 ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1    
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,ca/or
 ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1    
,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4   
,khanna1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (           
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4     
,deut*1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,johnson (    
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 & ,ms4 ,kaptur7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! moral  
responsibility ( ! ,congress to end     
adult & *ild pov]ty 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
,:]eas pov]ty is an immoral & economic  
/a9 on our ,nation & ne$s to be         
address$2 ,:]eas ! pov]ty rate 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! weal?ie/ nation 9 ! _w1
 cont9ues to rank among ! highe/ :5     
comp>$ to o!r develop$ nations2 ,:]eas  
accord+ to ! ,poor ,p's ,moral ,budget3 

,ev]ybody ,has ! ,"r to ,live1          
#adj1jjj1jjj ,am]icans are poor or "o   
em]g5cy away f be+ poor2 ,:]eas1 9      
#bjai1 #cd1jjj1jjj p includ+ ne>ly      
#aa1jjj1jjj *ildr5 7 liv+ 9 pov]ty bas$ 
on ! ,(ficial ,pov]ty ,measure 7,,opm72 
,:]eas #a 9 #g *ildr5 live 9 pov]ty & m 
?an #d1ejj1jjj ( ^! *ildr5 liv$ 9       
extreme pov]ty1 at less ?an half !      
pov]ty level1 & ne>ly #c 9 #d poor      
*ildr5 7 *ildr5 ( color2 ,:]eas *ild    
pov]ty creates gaps 9 cognitive skills =
 v "y *ildr51 puts *ildr5 at great] risk
 ( hung] & homelessness1 jeop>dizes _!  
heal? & ability to le>n1 & fuels !      
int]g5]ational cycle ( pov]ty2 ,:]eas   
communities ( color face                
disproportionate rates ( pov]ty &       
inequality2 ,:]eas approximately        
#h1ijj1jjj ,black1 #aj1ejj1jjj ,lat9x1  
#b1jjj1jjj ,asian1 & #b1ajj1jjj ,native 
& ,indig5\s p live 9 pov]ty 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 ,:]eas m ?an #a 9 #d ,black     
*ildr5 & m ?an #a 9 #e ,hispanic &      
,am]ican ,indian_/,alaska ,native *ildr5

 7 poor comp>$ ) #a 9 #ab ,:ite *ildr52 
,:]eas income inequality is ! wor/ x has
 be5 9 five decades2 ,:]eas m ?an       
#ai1jjj1jjj wom5 liv$ 9 pov]ty 9 #bjai1 
) wom5 ( color1 wom5 ) disabilities1 &  
old] wom5 fac+ high] rates ( pov]ty ?an 
wom5 ov]all2 ,:]eas ! top #aj p]c5t (   
,unit$ ,/ates h\seholds own #gj p]c5t ( 
! c\ntry's total weal? & ^? 9 ! bottom  
#ej p]c5t saw no increase 9 _! weal? ov]
 ! pa/ #cj ye>s2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1       
#ce1bjj1jjj p1 includ+ #aj1gjj1jjj      
*ildr51 7 deem$ food insecure1 includ+ !
 #aa1ijj1jjj p liv+ 9 #e1cjj1jjj        
h\seholds def9$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,agriculture z v food insecure1 a numb] 
virtually un*ang$ s9ce #bjah2 ,:]eas if 
,,covid-#ai incid5ces cont9ue z project$
 ?r\gh ?is ye> & next1 ! numb] ( p      
exp]i5c+ food insecurity 9 #bjbj w\ld   
increase by ov] #ag1jjj1jjj1 includ+    
ne>ly #g1jjj1jjj *ildr51 :i* means      
#ed1jjj1jjj p 7#a 9 #f7 w\ld exp]i5ce   
food insecurity 9 #bjbj1 includ+        
#ah1jjj1jjj *ildr5 7#a 9 #d72 ,:]eas !  

,f$]al m9imum wage has n *ang$ f #g4be  
p] h\r s9ce #bjji1 & ,f$]al law has     
all[$ employ]s to pay tipp$ work]s j    
#b4ac p] h\r s9ce #aiia2 ,:]eas ! value 
( ! m9imum wage has decl9$ 9 real t]ms  
by m ?an #cj p]c5t s9ce #aifh2 ,:]eas ! 
,(ficial ,pov]ty ,measure 7,,opm7 has   
be5 adju/$ only = inflation s9ce #aifc &
 does n adequately capture suffici5t    
ne$s = families to cov] food1 h\s+1     
utilities1 & *ildc>e exp5ses2 ,:]eas    
#fb1jjj1jjj work]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates "w 
= less ?an a liv+ wage2 ,:]eas ov]      
#bjj1jjj p ) disabilities "w = a        
subm9imum wage2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
does n require a national m9imum paid   
sick "t /&>d1 & !re=e work+ adults )\t  
paid sick leave are ?ree times m likely 
to h incomes bel[ ! pov]ty l9e2 ,:]eas  
few] ?an #dj p]c5t ( ,am]ican work+     
adults h access to paid m$ical leave to 
address a s]i\s illness or injury ?r\gh 
employ]-provid$ %ort-t]m disability     
insurance1 & few] ?an #fj p]c5t are     
eligible to take unpaid ,,fmla 7,family 

& ,m$ical ,leave ,act71 leav+ millions (
 work]s & families j #a accid5t or      
illness away f economic deva/ation2     
,:]eas approximately #e1bjj1jjj work]s  
are work+ 9 involunt>y "p-"t jobs :5 !y 
w\ld pref] full-"t jobs2 ,:]eas millions
 ( p work+ 9 h\rly jobs h un/able1      
unpr$ictable "w s*$ules t d n give !m ! 
notice & input !y ne$ to plan _! lives &
 c>e = _! families2 ,:]eas fissur+ ( !  
workplace1 has result$ 9 m subcontract$1
 tempor>y1 & #ajii positions t lack     
b5efits & workplace protections1 lead+  
to great] economic prec>ity = l[-wage   
work]s2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! #bjai ,f$]al
 ,res]ve report on ! economic well-be+ (
 ,unit$ ,/ates h\seholds1 #d 9 #aj      
,am]icans say !y are n able to cov] an  
unexpect$ exp5se ( #djj2 ,:]eas !       
,,covid-#ai p&emic may exac]bate pov]ty1
 especially = *ildr51 & has expos$ !    
%ortcom+s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates economic    
sy/em & social safety net2 ,:]eas if    
adequate measures are n tak5 to help    
,am]icans dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 !  

,c5t] on ,pov]ty & ,social ,policy at   
,columbia ,univ]sity projects t         
#ba1jjj1jjj m individuals w be 9 pov]ty1
 ! highe/ record$ rate ( pov]ty s9ce    
#aifg2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! same         
,columbia ,univ]sity report1 *ild pov]ty
 c\ld rise by #ec p]c5t ) ,black &      
,lat9o *ildr5 be>+ a disproportionate   
risk ( fall+ into or deep] into pov]ty2 
,:]eas1 z ( ,may #ba1 #bjbj1 #ch1fjj1jjj
 ,am]icans h fil$ = unemploym5t s9ce    
mid-,m>* because bus9esses h %ut d[n or 
r$uc$ _! payroll 9 response to !        
,,covid-#ai p&emic2 ,:]eas economic     
di/ress fac$ dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic w
 disproportionately impact *ildr51 wom51
 work+-class p1 ,,lgbtq communities1 &  
,black & ,br[n communities2 ,:]eas !    
,,covid-#ai p&emic ?reat5s to dra/ically
 increase pov]ty = *ildr5 & families2   
,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic is disrupt+ 
*ildr5's daily lives & !re are likely to
 be long-t]m & negative consequ5ces =   
*ild developm5t & future success2 ,:]eas
 l[-income *ildr5 & families are (t5 !  

t>gets ( discrim9ation bas$ on _!       
socioeconomic /atus z well z o!r social 
indicators su* z race or e?nicity1      
immigration /atus1 ability1 sex1 sexual 
ori5tation1 & g5d] id5tity2 ,:]eas      
l[-income families pay ne>ly #ce p]c5t (
 _! income on *ildc>e comp>$ to         
middle-class families :o pay r\ghly #ad 
p]c5t ( _! income on *ildc>e2 ,:]eas    
pov]ty has la/+ effects on a *ild's     
neural & functional bra9 developm5t &   
m5tal heal?2 ,:]eas pov]ty exac]bates ! 
/ud5t a*ievem5t rate & s*ools rema9     
economically segregat$2 ,:]eas *ild     
pov]ty co/s ! ,unit$ ,/ates betwe5      
#hjj1jjj1jjj1jjj & #a1ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj   
annually2 ,:]eas protect+ *ildr5 aga9/ !
 lifelong consequ5ces ( pov]ty w improve
 _! life & r$uce *ild pov]ty 9 future   
g5]ations2 ,:]eas pov]ty exac]bates !   
/ud5t a*ievem5t rate & _m s*ools rema9  
economically & racially segregat$2      
,:]eas s*ool di/ricts ) high pov]ty     
rates (t5 receive ! lea/ am\nt ( fund+2 
,:]eas ! numb] ( /ud5ts exp]i5c+ pov]ty 

& homelessness has increas$ by #aa      
p]c5t2 ,:]eas ,,lgbtq /ud5ts face pov]ty
 & homelessness because !y are =c$ to   
leave _! homes because ( _! sexual      
ori5tation or g5d] id5tity2 ,:]eas      
accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education1    
#a1ejj1jjj s*ool-ag$ *ildr5 exp]i5c$    
homelessness dur+ ! #bjag-bjah s*ool    
ye>2 ,:]eas _m l[-income *ildr5 &       
families d n receive ! full value ( !   
curr5t ,*ild ,tax ,cr$it 7,,ctc7 z x    
leaves beh9d #bc1jjj1jjj *ildr51 includ+
 #ej p]c5t ( ,black & ,lat9o ,*ildr52   
,:]eas to r$uce *ild pov]ty long t]m1   
*ildr5 also ne$ access to af=dable1     
compreh5sive physical & behavioral heal?
 c>e1 /able %elt]1 consi/5t & nutriti\s 
meals1 af=dable high-quality e>ly       
developm5t & le>n+ opportunities1 high  
p]=m+ s*ools & colleges1 & families &   
neighborhoods free f viol5ce2 ,:]eas #bi
 p]c5t ( ,am]icans skipp$ refill+ _!    
prescriptions because ( high co/s1 & #bf
 p]c5t /ruggl$ to pay m$ical bills2     
,:]eas m ?an #ejj1jjj p exp]i5ce pov]ty 

& homelessness on any giv5 night1 a     
numb] :i* has increas$ ov] ! pa/ #b     
ye>s2 ,:]eas ! crim9al-legal sy/em      
contributes to a cycle ( pov]ty by issu+
 c\rt-impos$ f9es & fees & ?reat5+      
imprisonm5t = m9or infractions & civil  
violations2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,prison 
,policy ,initiative1 families sp5d almo/
 #b1ijj1jjj1jjj on exorbitant commiss>y 
co/s & phone calls to support _!        
inc>c]at$ lov$ ones2 ,:]eas =m]ly       
inc>c]at$ p face b>ri]s to employm5t1   
h\s+1 & social support programs aft]    
release & access to high] education1    
adult education1 & work=ce developm5t   
tra9+ opportunities aft] release2 ,:]eas
 ne>ly #a 9 #b ,unit$ ,/ates *ildr5 h at
 lea/ #a p>5t ) a crim9al record1 & !   
b>ri]s associat$ ) a p>5t's record c    
/unt a *ild's cognitive developm5t1     
s*ool p]=mance1 & educational atta9m5t2 
,:]eas *ildr5 9 immigrant families make 
up "o-qu>t] ( all *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 & are m likely to face sy/emic  
b>ri]s to access+ economic & nutrition  

supports t c aid _! heal? & developm5t )
 data f ! nationally repres5tative      
,well-,be+ & ,basic ,ne$s ,survey       
7,,wbns7 %[+ t ov] #c 9 #aj adults 9    
l[-income immigrant families ) *ildr5   
7#ca4e p]c5t7 report$ t !y or a family  
memb] 7 *ill$ f us+ b5efits l ,,snap1   
,m$icaid1 ! ,*ildr5's ,heal? ,insurance 
,program 7,,*ip7 or h\s+ subsidies 9    
#bjai2 ,:]eas globally1 p liv+ 9 areas )
 high conc5trations ( pov]ty w be       
disproportionately impact$ by climate   
*ange2 ,:]eas vot] suppression & lack ( 
access to vot+1 includ+ e>ly vot+ or    
alt]native me?ods1 leads to a           
disproportionate und]repres5tation (    
l[-income p2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld
 r$i/ribute weal? & ,f$]al assi/ance to 
r$uce pov]ty & increase economic        
opportunity2 ,:]eas an inve/m5t (       
#bd1djj1jjj1jjj p] ye> 9 ,k-#ab s*ools &
 tea*]s c\ld />t to boo/ academic       
p]=mance among poor & /ruggl+ *ildr5 =  
ab\t ! same co/ z a wall at ! s\!rn     
bord] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas = e #a  

inve/$ 9 e>ly *ildhood education1       
society w\ld ga9 #g4cj due to r$uc$     
pov]ty1 l[] inc>c]ation rates1 & bett]  
heal? outcomes2 ,:]eas address+ climate 
*ange ) a #bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye>       
inve/m5t 9 a clean en]gy transition w\ld
 r$uce pov]ty by creat+ #b1gjj1jjj new  
jobs2 ,:]eas rais+ income tax rates by  
#a p]c5t 9 ! top #b income brackets w\ld
 raise ab\t #abe1jjj1jjj1jjj ov] #aj    
ye>s t c be us$ 9 assi/ance = p liv+ 9  
pov]ty2 ,:]eas end+ mass inc>c]ation &  
in/ead adopt+ a ,ju/ice ,re9ve/m5t model
 c\ld save up to #d1jjj1jjj1jjj t c be  
us$ to inve/ 9 p liv+ 9 pov]ty2 & ,:]eas
 simple trade-(fs 9 our budget c\ld fund
 critical1 equitable policy *anges t[>ds
 e/abli%+ a moral economy3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7
 ackn[l$ges t budgets are moral docum5ts
 t reflect our values z a ,nation2  7#b7
 ackn[l$ges t *ild pov]ty robs our      
,nation ( a *ild's full pot5tial &      
prev5ts millions ( *ildr5 f rea*+ heal?y
 developm5t & an economically secure    

future2  7#c7 supports pass+ policy     
provisions to r$uce adult & *ild pov]ty1
 racial disp>ities1 income & weal?      
inequality1 & increase ( opportunity =  
all2  7#d7 supports policies to help    
r$uce *ild pov]ty by increas+ wages =   
work+ families1 improv+ tax cr$its to   
ensure m l[-income *ildr5 & families    
b5efit1 boo/+ nutrition & h\s+          
assi/ance1 exp&+ subsidiz$ jobs )       
special att5tion to ! ne$s ( "y adults  
disconnect$ f s*ool & "w1 & provid+     
access to quality1 reliable *ildc>e2    
7#e7 enc\rages ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1      
,/ates1 & cities to enact robu/         
antipov]ty policies & to create new1    
innovative solutions to elim9ate pov]ty2
  7#f7 ackn[l$ges t too few res\rces h  
be5 allocat$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to   
help end pov]ty = *ildr5 & families2    
7#g7 ackn[l$ges t pov]ty 0 creat$ &     
su/a9$ by humans1 includ+ policymak]s1 &
 t we c *oose to end x2  7#h7 affirms t 
end+ pov]ty1 especially = our ,nation's 
*ildr51 is a moral & economic imp]ative2

  7#i7 affirms immigration /atus is n a 
means to d5y basic ne$ programs2  7#aj7 
supports increas$ fund+ =1 z well z     
broad5$ inclusivity & /r5g!n+ ( basic   
ne$ programs l ! supplem5tal nutrition  
assi/ance program 7,,snap71 tempor>y    
assi/ance = ne$y families 7,,tanf71 !   
,*ild ,tax ,cr$it1 ! ,e>n$ ,income ,tax 
,cr$it 7,,eitc71 & h\s+ assi/ance       
especially dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2   
7#aa7 supports compreh5sive heal? c>e t 
%\ld be available & af=dable to ev]yone 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai    
p&emic2  7#ab7 supports ! /r5g!n+ (     
robu/ unemploym5t insurance & paid leave
 policies to protect work]s1 especially 
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7#ac7       
reaffirms t a crim9al record is no long]
 a life s5t5ce to pov]ty = t5s (        
millions ( ju/ice-involv$ individuals & 
_! families1 & supports automatically   
cle>+ crim9al records once a p]son has  
complet$ ! s5t5ce impos$2 &  7#ad7      
accepts climate *ange z an accel]ator   
t[>ds pov]ty & a ?reat to %>$ prosp]ity 

t dem&s inve/m5t 9 a clean en]gy        
transition to help create jobs4