United StatesPoverty Statistics Enhancement Act
What it does
Require the Census Bureau to adopt and publish a new poverty measurement that uses the Congressional Budget Office's distributional analysis of household income, and to collect and report related data.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 2Introduced in SenateLatest
- Feb 2Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Introduced
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