H.R. 6941 · 110th Congress Measuring American Poverty Act of 2008 StageIn committee SponsorJim McDermott Introduced2008-09-18 Latest action2008-09-18 · Introduced in House Follow Summary Text Subjects Cosponsors (7) Votes (0) Actions Cosponsors (7) Albio Sires Former memberHouseNJDemocrat Grace Napolitano Former memberHouseCADemocrat Pete Stark Former memberHouseCADemocrat Diane Watson Former memberHouseCADemocrat Jan Schakowsky Current member House IL Democrat Maurice Hinchey Former memberHouseNYDemocrat Carolyn Maloney Former memberHouseNYDemocrat