Economic Justice Act
Status:
Senate: Introduced July 16, 2020
Analysis
The Economic Justice Act would “make $350 billion in immediate and long-term investments in Black communities and other communities of color” by “re-programming $200 billion of unspent CARES Actfunds” toward the same provisions included in the House-passed HEROES Act, and investing $135 billion in additional funds toward “child care, mental health and primary care, and jobs.” $215 billion of the $350 billion would go toward “a down payment for infrastructure, a homeowner down payment tax credit, Medicaid expansion, and more.”
Which human? Whose security?
Would direct financial and infrastructural support to disempowered people and, in so doing, address social cleavages which impact all people regardless of race, religion, or ethnicity.
Fact reports
Summary and backgrounder of Economic Justice Act.
“The Economic Justice Act makes a robust economic investment in Black and Brown communities across America that have been underfunded for generations. If we are serious about lifting up communities of color that have faced generations of inequalities, it starts by putting our money where our mouth is and passing this bill.”
CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT
The bill was introduced by:
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA)
Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Senate Committee on Armed Services Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI)
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE)
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ)
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Senate Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA)
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA)
