,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bidi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4           
,whitesides1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 
,mullin1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 and ,mr4 ,garcia
 of ,california7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and        
,workforce1 and in addition to the      
,committees on ,financial ,services1    
,ways and ,means1 ,energy and ,commerce1
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure1   
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and 
,agriculture1 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 establish a national task
 force to expand opportunities and      
improve the standard of living for      
working families in ,america4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 

the ,working ,families ,task ,force ,act
 of #bjbe4  #b4 ,interagency task force 
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ij  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,labor1 in     
consultation with the ,secretaries of   
,health and ,human ,services1           
,education1 ,housing and ,urban         
,development1 ,commerce1 ,treasury1     
,transportation1 and ,agriculture and   
the ,administrator of the ,small        
,business ,administration1 shall        
establish an ,interagency ,national     
,task ,force on ,working ,families4 ,the
 task force shall be titled the ,working
 ,families ,task ,force and for purposes
 of this ,act be referred to as the     
,task ,force4  7b7 ,membership ,the     
,task ,force shall be composed of not   
fewer than #aj members and shall include
 representatives designated by the      
relevant ,secretaries from each of the  
following ,federal agencies3 7#a7 ,the  
,department of ,labor4  7#b7 ,the       
,department of ,health and ,human       

,services4  7#c7 ,the ,department of    
,education4  7#d7 ,the ,department of   
,housing and ,urban ,development4  7#e7 
,the ,department of ,commerce4  7#f7    
,the ,department of ,treasury4  7#g7    
,the ,department of ,transportation4    
7#h7 ,the ,department of ,agriculture4  
7#i7 ,the ,small ,business              
,administration4  7c7 ,meetings  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,task ,force shall meet
 not less than #a time per quarter per  
calendar year4  7#b7 ,quorum ,two-thirds
 of the members of the ,task ,force     
shall constitute a quorum4  7d7 ,purpose
 ,the purpose of the ,task ,force shall 
be to-- 7#a7 examine the challenges     
facing working families2 and  7#b7      
develop recommendations to improve the  
standard of living and quality of life  
for working families4  7e7 ,duties ,the 
duties of the ,task ,force shall include
 the following3  7#a7 ,identifying and  
evaluating key factors that impact the  
standard of living for working families1
 including-- 7,a7 addressing            

affordability challenges related to     
various economic conditions1 including  
inflation2  7,b7 reducing barriers to   
economic mobility2  7,c7 improving      
access to quality jobs with livable     
wages and strong labor standards2  7,d7 
expanding affordable child care for all 
families2  7,e7 improving incentives1   
including tax policies such as the child
 tax credit1 child and dependent care   
tax credit1 and earned income tax       
credit1 that assist children and        
families2  7,f7 supporting home care and
 medical care for seniors and families  
that need assistance2  7,g7 mitigating  
barriers to more affordable and higher  
quality health care and services2  7,h7 
obtaining and building quality1         
affordable housing2  7,i7 expanding     
educational and workforce training      
opportunities2  7,j7 increasing         
financial literacy and access to        
financial services2  7,k7 accessing     
affordable and nutritious food2  7,l7   
reducing gaps in access to technology   

and the internet that impact educational
 and employment opportunities and health
 services2  7,m7 reducing environmental 
hazards and creating a healthier        
environment2  7,n7 accessing affordable 
and renewable energy sources2  7,o7     
accessing affordable1 reliant1 and      
efficient transportation systems2 and   
7,p7 addressing the impacts of staffing 
and funding cuts at ,federal agencies4  
7#b7 ,assessing or developing a         
methodology to assess how various       
macroeconomic conditions 7which may     
include unemployment1 inflation1 gross  
domestic product1 and monetary policy7  
affect quality of life and affordability
 for working families4  7#c7 ,assessing 
the effectiveness of current ,federal   
policies and programs in helping working
 families achieve an improved standard  
of living4  7#d7 ,developing legislative
 and regulatory policy recommendations  
to enhance the efforts of ,federal      
agencies and ,congress to empower       
working families to meet the challenges 

of current economic conditions1 raise   
their standards of living1 and access   
the benefits of economic growth4  7#e7  
,the ,task ,force shall consult with a  
wide-ranging group of external          
stakeholders and public experts in order
 to develop the recommendations referred
 to in paragraph 7#d74  7f7 ,report ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,task ,force
 shall--  7#a7 submit to the appropriate
 congressional committees a report on   
its most recent findings and            
recommendations1 which shall include a  
list of stakeholders and public experts 
with which the ,task ,force consulted   
and the meeting minutes for each meeting
 of the ,task ,force2 and  7#b7 make    
such report publicly available on the   
website of the ,task ,force4  7g7       
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means the following3 7#a7 ,the          
,committee on ,education and ,workforce 

of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate4   
7#b7 ,the ,committee on ,transportation 
and ,infrastructure of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate4  7#c7 ,the ,committee  
on ,financial ,services of the ,house of
 ,representatives and the ,committee on 
,finance of the ,senate4  7#d7 ,the     
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate4  7#e7 ,the   
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate4