Broad anti‑poverty package draws wide support at joint hearing
Advocates, legislators and service providers testified in favor of H.5085 / S.3095 — an omnibus package the sponsors call the ASAP Act — urging the committee to report it favorably; testimony covered cash assistance increases, child and family tax credits, baby bonds, match savings, clean‑slate record sealing, and worker protections.
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Lawmakers and a broad coalition of advocates pressed the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities on July 1 to advance H.5085 / S.3095, an omnibus anti‑poverty package described repeatedly during the hearing as "An Act Significantly Alleviating Poverty" (ASAP Act).
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