# 116-hr-7419: Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020

116-hr-7419, Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL); status Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7419
- Congress: 116
- Title: Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- Introduced: 2020-06-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Census Bureau to take certain actions with respect to poverty measures and data related to child poverty. It also requires the National Academy of Sciences to report annually on child poverty as well as study other issues, such as policies to reduce intergenerational poverty. Specifically, HHS must enter into an agreement with the Census Bureau to annually report an anchored supplemental poverty measure for individuals under the age of 18 and must otherwise collaborate with the bureau to, for example, correct income data to account for underreporting. Currently, the Census Bureau uses the official poverty measure (based on cash resources) and the supplemental poverty measure (based on both cash and certain noncash resources, such as nutrition assistance program benefits) to measure poverty. Anchoring the supplemental poverty measure fixes the poverty threshold at a given point in time and then adjusts it for inflation. HHS must publish resources on its website related to child poverty, and the Census Bureau must release certain economic and survey data at the same time it releases a specific report related to income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7419 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7419)

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