A bill to provide more than $435,000,000,000 in immediate and long-term investments in communities to promote economic justice, and for other purposes.
Economic Justice Act
This bill provides emergency funding to address economic disparities and the impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in communities, particularly with respect to low-income and minority populations.
Among other programs, the bill provides funding for child care, health services, job training, family support services, small businesses, and housing, as well as for hospital, school, and broadband infrastructure. The bill also includes provisions that raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, incentivize Medicaid expansion, establish a tax credit for first-time homebuyers, and institute clean water and air programs.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S7713-7806)
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