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United States House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

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Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth
Select committee
Defunct

United States House of Representatives
117th Congress
History
FormedDecember 30, 2020
DisbandedJanuary 3, 2023
Leadership
ChairJim Himes (D)
Since June 17, 2021
Ranking memberBryan Steil (R)
Since June 17, 2021
Structure
Seats14
Political partiesMajority (8)
  •   Democratic (8)
Minority (6)
Jurisdiction
PurposeDevelop legislative recommendations that would combat the crisis of income and wealth disparity in America.
Senate counterpartNone

On December 30, 2020, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced that the United States House of Representatives would create a select committee on "economic disparity and fairness in growth" to produce a report with legislative recommendations to address the worsening crisis of wealth and income inequality across the United States.[1][2]

Members, 117th Congress

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Pelosi announced the committee's Democratic members on June 16, 2021, and they were formally appointed the following day.[3][4]

Majority Minority

References

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  1. ^ "Pelosi Announces Creation of Select Committee on Economic Disparity & Fairness in Growth". Speaker Nancy Pelosi. December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Jagoda, Naomi (December 30, 2020). "Pelosi announces creation of select committee on economic inequality". The Hill.
  3. ^ Pelosi, Nancy (June 16, 2021). "Pelosi Remarks at Press Conference Introducing Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth". Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
  4. ^ "Appointment of Members to Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth; Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 106". Congressional Record. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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