Bill · H.R. 1428· House(119-HR-1428)

Poverty Line Act of 2025

Age: 56 years

California

Introduced: 2/18/2025
Last activity: 2/18/2025 — 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.
Sponsored by: Kevin Mullin
Cosponsors: - 14 - 1

Social Welfare

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

The Poverty Line Act of 2025 aims to amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to update the Federal poverty line calculation. The bill seeks to expand eligibility and utilization of Federal assistance by incorporating more accurate costs for basic needs. It adjusts the poverty line to account for changing spending norms, regional variations in the cost of living, and minimum expenditures for social and economic mobility. The new calculation includes factors such as food, clothing, internet, housing, childcare, and healthcare costs. This revised poverty line will be updated annually by the Secretary in coordination with the Bureau of the Census.

Yes· 3 of 10

Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+6
The bill increases eligibility for Federal assistance by accurately accounting for the cost of food, housing, and healthcare.
Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?+5
The bill expands eligibility for Federal assistance by updating the poverty line to reflect actual costs of basic needs.
Would children be better off under this?+4
The bill explicitly includes childcare costs in the revised poverty line calculation.