H.R. 165 Summary

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

• Cites income and wealth inequality data showing top 1 percent Americans earn 40 times more than bottom 90 percent and hold 38.6 percent of nation's wealth.

• Notes Hawaii's minimum wage of $10.10 falls significantly below living wage of $16.03 for single adults and $28.11 for adults with dependent children in Honolulu.

• Identifies unemployment, underemployment, and discouraged workers as problems that a jobs program could address and help reduce income inequality.

• Directs transmission of resolution to leadership of both chambers of Congress and Hawaii's congressional delegation.