H.C.R. NO. 194 Summary

• Urges Congress to explore the feasibility of establishing a federal living wage jobs-for-all program as a public sector employment option.

• Cites Hawaii's minimum wage of $10.10 compared to a living wage of $16.03 for a single adult and $28.11 for an adult with a dependent child in Honolulu, according to MIT data.

• Notes that the top 1 percent of Americans earn 40 times more income than the bottom 90 percent and hold 38.6 percent of the nation's wealth while the bottom 90 percent hold 22.8 percent.

• Identifies that such a program could address unemployment, underemployment, and discouraged workers while helping reduce income and wealth inequality.

• Directs transmission of certified copies to the President Pro Tempore, Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, House Speaker, House Majority and Minority Leaders, and Hawaii's congressional delegation.