S 3756 · 119th Congress

Poverty Statistics Enhancement Act

This bill changes how the federal government measures poverty in America. Right now, the Census Bureau uses two main methods to calculate poverty rates, but this bill adds a third, more comprehensive approach. The new method would measure people's actual economic well-being by calculating their income as: money they…

Sponsor

Kennedy, John (R-Louisiana)

Introduced

2026-02-02

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.