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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 202
Expressing the sense of the Congress that all appropriations made for the
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 1995
should be expended, and that expenditures for such program for fiscal
year 1996 should ensure the provision of services at or above the same
level.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 1994
Mr. MACHTLEY (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. ANDREWS of Maine, Mr.
BLUTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FRANKS of
Connecticut, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. KEN-
NEDY, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. NEAL of Mas-
sachusetts, Mr. OLVER, Mr. REED, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SHAYS, Ms.
SNOWE, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. SWETT, Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. ZELIFF, Mr.
GALLO, Mr. KLUG, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr.
QUINN, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr.
RIDGE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. KLINK, Mr. FRANKS of New Jer-
sey, Mr. DINGELL, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. WALSH, Mr. EMERSON, Mr.
ROTH, Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. SAXTON, Mrs.
MORELLA, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. INHOFE, Mr.
LEVIN, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr.
MURTHA, Mr. MANTON, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Ms. DANNER,
Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs.
LOWEY, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr.
KLEIN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. OWENS, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LI-
PINSKI, Mr. BOEHLERT, and Mr. ROBERTS) submitted the following con-
current resolution; which was referred jointly to the Committees on En-
ergy and Commerce and Education and Labor
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that all appropriations
made for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Pro-
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gram for fiscal year 1995 should be expended, and that
expenditures for such program for fiscal year 1996
should ensure the provision of services at or above the
same level.
Whereas 77 percent of the over 25 million households that
were eligible for the Low-Income Home Energy Assist-
ance Program (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘LIHEAP’’) in
fiscal year 1992 did not receive assistance due to a lack
of funds;
Whereas recent economic distress has caused significant un-
employment, which has resulted in a greater need for en-
ergy assistance than ever before;
Whereas more than 66 percent of LIHEAP household recipi-
ents have an annual income that is below the poverty
level;
Whereas 43 percent of all LIHEAP eligible households in-
clude children;
Whereas LIHEAP eligible households with children spend ap-
proximately 16 percent of their annual incomes on home
energy costs, which is more than 4 times greater than
that paid by the average household in the United States,
and far beyond their means;
Whereas approximately 40 percent of LIHEAP household re-
cipients are comprised of elderly or disabled persons;
Whereas LIHEAP is an essential, long-term Federal program
that is crucial to the well-being of impoverished American
families and their children;
Whereas Congress appropriated $1,475,000,000 for LIHEAP
for fiscal year 1995; and
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Whereas the Department of Energy predicts that the costs of
residential fuels will increase at a pace greater than infla-
tion: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the maintenance of LIHEAP should be a
high priority in order to enable the working poor,
the disabled, and the low-income elderly, who all de-
pend on LIHEAP, to meet their energy costs and
needs;
(2) all appropriations made for LIHEAP for
fiscal year 1995 should be expended; and
(3) expenditures for LIHEAP for fiscal year
1996 should ensure the provision of services at or
above the level provided in fiscal year 1995.
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