# 119-hres-540: Supporting the values of the Equity or Else quality-of-life platform and acknowledging the need for the House of Representatives to use the platform as a holistic framework for drafting and implementing policy that promotes racial and economic equity for all across various social issues.

119-hres-540, Supporting the values of the Equity or Else quality-of-life platform and acknowledging the need for the House of Representatives to use the platform as a holistic framework for drafting and implementing policy that promotes racial and economic equity for all across various social issues., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-540
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supporting the values of the Equity or Else quality-of-life platform and acknowledging the need for the House of Representatives to use the platform as a holistic framework for drafting and implementing policy that promotes racial and economic equity for all across various social issues.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This resolution would endorse the Equity or Else quality-of-life platform and push for systemic change to achieve racial and economic equity.** It centers equity across the five basic institutions identified by the United Nations: education, health care, housing, food systems, and clothing, and calls for impacted communities to guide resources and policy. - Black, Brown, Indigenous, and working-class communities would be named as the focus of redirected resources and community-led decision making to address systemic harms. - Families and children would see calls for investments in public schools, community-school models to reduce the school-to-prison pipeline, youth centers, and free or low-cost childcare. - Workers and young people would gain emphasis on widely accessible apprenticeship and job training, job opportunities for any youth who wants one, and bans on discriminatory job screenings for formerly incarcerated people. - Food access and agriculture policy would push to eliminate food deserts and invest in Black farmers. - Health and seniors would see support for funding safety-net hospitals with equitable care and a push for transformative reforms such as Medicare for All. - Renters and communities facing displacement would see support for rent control to address gentrification and to enable affordable homeownership pathways. - Households would be targeted for environmental health fixes, including eliminating lead pipes and guaranteeing clean water. - Immigrants would be offered pathways to citizenship as part of the platform.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-540 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/540)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-540 (as of 2025-12-21).