HR 2949 United States House · 119th Congress

Working Families Task Force Act of 2025

HR 2949, the Working Families Task Force Act of 2025, establishes a federal task force to examine challenges facing working families and develop policy recommendations. The task force, led by the Secretary of Labor and including representatives from 9 agencies (like Health, Education, Housing, and Small Business), will meet quarterly to study issues such as affordable childcare, livable wages, housing access, healthcare costs, and workforce training. It must submit a report to Congress within 180 days, detailing findings, stakeholder consultations, and recommendations for improving working families' quality of life. This bill creates a research and coordination mechanism but does not enact new laws or funding.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

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Introduced Apr 17, 2025 Last action Apr 17, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, and Agriculture, 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.

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Apr 17, 2025

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