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119-hres-1582119th Congress

Recognizing that the United States needs to support and strengthen mothers in the workforce by investing in the Mom Economy.

Sponsored By: Representative Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

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Summary

Mom Economy is a policy vision that would push Congress to prioritize investments in caregiving supports so mothers can remain in and contribute to the workforce. It calls for paid family and medical leave, universal affordable childcare, stronger nutrition supports, maternal health investments, an inflation‑indexed rise in the federal minimum wage, and workplace anti‑discrimination protections for mothers and caregivers.

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  • Families and children: The resolution urges permanent child tax credit expansion and earned income tax credit improvements to reduce child poverty. The sources note the 2021 temporary child tax credit lifted about 2.9 million children out of poverty.
  • Working mothers and workers: It presses for robust paid leave, paid menstrual leave, and remote work accommodations to help retention and participation. The summary links paid leave to lower job exits for women by about 20% in the first year and up to 50% after five years.
  • Childcare, workers, and the economy: The resolution calls for major federal investment to make childcare affordable and to pay childcare workers a living wage. It highlights that the average family spends about 20% of income on childcare and that childcare-related economic losses total about $172 billion annually.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

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