# 118-hres-1617: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy.

118-hres-1617, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY); status Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Accountability, 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 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-1617
- Congress: 118
- Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Accountability, 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: 2024-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2024-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hres-1617 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1617)

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