Mr.

Rogers / 4 Senator McNamara

S.R.__

A BILL
To increase the level of aid to those whom are below the Federal Poverty line.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This act may be cited as the Humanitarian Revival Act of 2016.
SECTION 2. FINDINGS
Congress hereby finds and declares that,
1) Children are one of the most expensive segments of a family.
2) Too many teens and adults are having children before they are ready to have them.
3) One third of the population earn less than the National Poverty Line ($38,000).
4) The average poverty rate is around fifteen percent of the population of this state.
5) ...America has the best-dressed poverty in the world (Harrington).
6) Twenty nine percent of the legally disabled population classify as being in poverty.
7) When medical finances are added in, an additional four percent of people classify as being in poverty.
8) The average poverty rate in rural areas is several percentage points higher than those in urban areas.
9) Children with a family in poverty often lack sufficient emotional attention and/or food.
10) Those in poverty are less likely to start a family than those not in poverty.
11) Nearly one-quarter (22 percent) of U.S. respondents said that once they have covered their basic living
expenses, they have no money left over (Glasmeier).
12) The average income for an American , in 2015 was $56,516.
13) Nearly 54% of all Americans will, at least once in their lifetime, live in and/or near poverty.
14) Incomes are down since 1999, 5.9 percent nationally and in some states more than 10 percent (Glasmeier).
SECTION 3. STATUTORY LANGUAGE
A) To commence the beginning of this Act, the construction of basic, habitable apartment units in areas that are as
close to a city and/or town as possible. The habitation(s) of poverty stricken families shall be torn down and/or
renovated when construction of the apartment units is completed. Individuals will be able to chose whether to move
into the apartments or to renovate their current habitat. During the construction of these units, a program designed to
allow only those whom are in poverty will occur in order to prevent those whom seek to take advantage of the
relatively cheap units. Once the program and construction are completed, the newly registered residents shall be
relocated to the units. The residents shall be granted a small stipend to spend solely on basic furnishings to their
respective apartment. They shall also be granted a sizeable stipend that can be used to pay for home necessities
including but not limited to: child care products and services, electricity, etc for them to pursue an education that will
further their career. The residents, if found to be misusing the allocated funds will be guided by select individuals,
who will be paid, to aid the individual(s) in managing their finances.
B) To provide funding for the Humanitarian Revival Act of 2016, the sales tax shall be raised by half of a percent for
all states with sales tax rate below eight percent. Select states and/or cities who have a sales tax rate higher than eight
percent are only required to pay one half of the half of the percent increase (). Additional funding for the
Humanitarian Revival Act of 2016 shall come from the Defense Budget at five Percent of its current budget (585
Billion) and from the Department of Homeland Security at half of a percent (0.005%). Administration and
enforcement of this bill shall be tasked to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
C) The reduction in those whom can be classified as being in poverty will result in a content populous whom will
pay more taxes (dependent on salary) which shall aid in the other department's funding. If the allocated funds
provided to Department of Housing and Urban Development, to combat poverty, are found to be misused (as in
utilized for matter not related to the aid of those in poverty), designated individuals from a specially formed
committee outside the Department, will be tasked to handle the management of the provided funds. Multiple
validation checks, each with their own unique allowance pass, will be done in order to remove or add funds to the
collection. This bill shall be enacted on January 1st, 2018.