Recognizing that the United States needs a Marshall Plan for Moms in order to revitalize and restore mothers in the workforce.
Summary
This resolution declares that (1) the United States needs a Marshall Plan for Moms to revitalize and restore mothers in the workforce; and (2) mothers, especially mothers of color have been pushed to the brink of economic, social, and emotional collapse during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic because of the existing economic and social inequalities women have long faced. The resolution also states that any relief and long-term recovery package to address the COVID-19 crisis must recognize and rebuild moms in the workforce by including certain policies such as establishing a robust paid leave plan; rebuilding and stabilizing the child care industry; providing necessary child poverty reduction tools for families' economic security that include recurring child benefits and an expanded and improved child tax credit and earned income tax credit; establishing an expanded unemployment insurance program that benefits struggling workers, including those experiencing long-term unemployment; raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour or higher for all minimum wage workers; and providing access to mental health support for mothers. Finally, the resolution declares that employers and policymakers must prioritize addressing the economic cliff facing mothers and make permanent the policies set forth in this resolution so that mothers are protected against any future economic calamities.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 11, 2021
Last action Feb 24, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
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Committee
4
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 46 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Grace Meng
DDemocratic
Co
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Alcee L. Hastings
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony G. Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Brenda L. Lawrence
DDemocratic
Co
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
DDemocratic
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