House Legislation: Poverty, Illegal Drugs

Poverty

H.Con.Res. 19 - Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Affirming the sense of Congress regarding the obligation of the United States to improve the lives of the 36,950,000 Americans living in poverty and the 15,928,000 of those who live in extreme poverty.

H.R. 206 - Rep. José Serrano [D-NY]
To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide greater access to the food stamp program by reducing duplicative and burdensome administrative requirements, authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to certain community-based nonprofit feeding and anti-hunger groups for the purpose of establishing and implementing a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program for certain socially and economically disadvantaged populations, and for other purposes.

H.R. 458 - Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
To repeal the requirements under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for residents of public housing to engage in community service and to complete economic self-sufficiency programs.

H.R. 175 - Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
To provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS in India, and for other purposes.

Illegal Drugs

H.R. 365 - Rep. Barton Gordon [D-TN]
To provide for a research program for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories, and for other purposes.

H.R. 367 - Rep. Dave Reichert [R-WA]
To require the Attorney General to develop a national strategy to eliminate the illegal operations of the top three international drug gangs that present the greatest threat to law and order in the United States.

H.R. 460 - Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses.