- Description
Federal legislation is fundamental to building a nation in which all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential. Since our nation's founding, in many ways, federal legislation has created and exacerbated racial inequities, leaving one-third of the population experiencing material poverty and preventing our democracy from realizing the promise of equity. To ensure the federal government serves us all, we must accurately understand and assess whether every policy advances or impedes equity. The Equity Scoring Initiative (ESI) exists to establish the foundation for a new legislative scoring regime. By scoring for equity, we can begin to create an accountable, responsive democracy.
- Published by
- PolicyLink
- Urban Institute
- Funded by
- PolicyLink
- Issue areas
- Government Reform
- Race and Ethnicity
- Document type
- Report/Whitepaper
- Geography
- North America / United States
- Copyright
- Copyright March 2022. Urban Institute and PolicyLink. Permission is granted for reproduction of this file, with attribution to the Urban Institute and PolicyLink.
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- Title
- Scoring Federal Legislation for Equity: Definition, Framework, and Potential Application
- Publication date
- 2022-06-06
- Publication year
- 2022
- Authors
- Ashleigh Gardere , Ben Falk , Claire Boyd , Donald Marron , Graham MacDonald , Gregory Acs , John Walsh , Josh Kirschenbaum , Matthew A. Rogers , Michael Deich , Michael McAfee , Rekha Balu , Sarah Treuhaft , Shena Ashley , Steven Brown , Tracy Ross
- Copyright holder(s)
- Urban Institute, PolicyLink
- Geographical focus
- North America / United States
- Keywords
- CBO, urban institute, legislative, racial
- Document type
- Report/Whitepaper
- URL
- https://racialequity.issuelab.org/resource/scoring-federal-legislation-for-equity-definition-framework-and-potential-application.html
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