HR 1428 · in committee · significant
Poverty Line Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- The bill changes how federal poverty guidelines are calculated to include regional costs like housing, food, utilities, and health insurance.
- Millions of people who qualify for SNAP, CHIP, and school lunch programs based on poverty levels are affected.
- HHS must create a public tool within three years and review guidelines every four years; new thresholds cannot be lower than current ones.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might regional cost-of-living adjustments change which households qualify for SNAP, CHIP, and school lunch assistance in your area?
- 02
What are the potential budget implications if millions of additional people become eligible for federal assistance programs under adjusted poverty guidelines?
- 03
What challenges might HHS face in developing a public tool that accounts for regional variations in housing, food, utilities, and health insurance costs?
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Sponsor · D-CA-15
Kevin Mullin
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
15/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-18
Joining the bill
Bonnie Watson Coleman
D-NJ-12 · original
Jimmy Gomez
D-CA-34 · original
Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC · original
Delia C. Ramirez
D-IL-3 · original
Janice D. Schakowsky
D-IL-9 · original
Rashida Tlaib
D-MI-12 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
Summer L. Lee
D-PA-12 · original
Seth Magaziner
D-RI-2 · original
Sarah McBride
D-DE · original
Jesús G. "Chuy" García
D-IL-4
Thomas R. Suozzi
D-NY-3
+ 3 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-18 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-18 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-02-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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