Poverty Statistics Enhancement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3756 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3756 To require the Bureau of the Census, in measuring poverty, to incorporate the distributional analysis of household income used by the Congressional Budget Office, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2026 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Bureau of the Census, in measuring poverty, to incorporate the distributional analysis of household income used by the Congressional Budget Office, and for other purposes. 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 ``Poverty Statistics Enhancement Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES. In this Act: (1) Administering agency.--The term ``administering agency'' means a Federal, State, or local governmental agency responsible for assessing income, collecting revenue, administering a benefit, or collecting, compiling, and analyzing data related to income assessments, revenue collections, or benefits administration. (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Bureau of the Census. (3) Earned income.-- (A) In general.--The term ``earned income'' means income paid to individuals from the following: (i) Earnings from employment or self- employment, including employment by a governmental entity to perform specific services, with continued employment conditional on successful delivery of those services. (ii) Interest. (iii) Dividends. (iv) Rents, royalties, and estates and trusts. (v) Realized capital gains. (vi) The monetary value of employe