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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2949 
To establish a national task force to expand opportunities and improve the 
standard of living for working families in America. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 17, 2025 
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. WHITESIDES, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, 
Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. DELUZIO, and Mr. GARCIA 
of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Commit-
tees 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 
A BILL 
To establish a national task force to expand opportunities 
and improve the standard of living for working families 
in America. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Working Families 
Task Force Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, 
in consultation with the Secretaries of Health and Human 
Services, Education, Housing and Urban Development, 
Commerce, Treasury, Transportation, and Agriculture 
and the Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion, shall establish an Interagency National Task Force 
on Working Families. The task force shall be titled the 
‘‘Working Families Task Force’’ and for purposes of this 
Act be referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be com-
posed of not fewer than 10 members and shall include rep-
resentatives designated by the relevant Secretaries from 
each of the following Federal agencies: 
(1) The Department of Labor. 
(2) The Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
(3) The Department of Education. 
(4) The Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
(5) The Department of Commerce. 
(6) The Department of Treasury. 
(7) The Department of Transportation. 
(8) The Department of Agriculture. 
(9) The Small Business Administration. 
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(c) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall meet 
not less than 1 time per quarter per calendar year. 
(2) QUORUM.—Two-thirds of the members of 
the Task Force shall constitute a quorum. 
(d) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Task Force shall 
be to— 
(1) examine the challenges facing working fami-
lies; and 
(2) develop recommendations to improve the 
standard of living and quality of life for working 
families. 
(e) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) Identifying and evaluating key factors that 
impact the standard of living for working families, 
including— 
(A) addressing affordability challenges re-
lated to various economic conditions, including 
inflation; 
(B) reducing barriers to economic mobility; 
(C) improving access to quality jobs with 
livable wages and strong labor standards; 
(D) expanding affordable child care for all 
families; 
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(E) improving incentives, including tax 
policies such as the child tax credit, child and 
dependent care tax credit, and earned income 
tax credit, that assist children and families; 
(F) supporting home care and medical care 
for seniors and families that need assistance; 
(G) mitigating barriers to more affordable 
and higher quality health care and services; 
(H) obtaining and building quality, afford-
able housing; 
(I) expanding educational and workforce 
training opportunities; 
(J) increasing financial literacy and access 
to financial services; 
(K) accessing affordable and nutritious 
food; 
(L) reducing gaps in access to technology 
and the internet that impact educational and 
employment opportunities and health services; 
(M) reducing environmental hazards and 
creating a healthier environment; 
(N) accessing affordable and renewable en-
ergy sources; 
(O) accessing affordable, reliant, and effi-
cient transportation systems; and 
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(P) addressing the impacts of staffing and 
funding cuts at Federal agencies. 
(2) Assessing or developing a methodology to 
assess how various macroeconomic conditions (which 
may include unemployment, inflation, gross domestic 
product, and monetary policy) affect quality of life 
and affordability for working families. 
(3) Assessing the effectiveness of current Fed-
eral policies and programs in helping working fami-
lies achieve an improved standard of living. 
(4) Developing legislative and regulatory policy 
recommendations to enhance the efforts of Federal 
agencies and Congress to empower working families 
to meet the challenges of current economic condi-
tions, raise their standards of living, and access the 
benefits of economic growth. 
(5) The Task Force shall consult with a wide- 
ranging group of external stakeholders and public 
experts in order to develop the recommendations re-
ferred to in paragraph (4). 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall— 
(1) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on its most recent findings and 
recommendations, which shall include a list of stake-
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