Home Energy Utility Assistance Act

Bill: 114-hr-2226
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2015-05-01
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy assistance for the poor and aged

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Home Energy Utility Assistance Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to reauthorize the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for FY2016-FY2025. The bill also requires states to ensure that households seeking assistance under the program are not required to file more than one application per year. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2226 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2015 Mr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Takai , Mr. Norcross , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Norton , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Lee , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Polis , Mr. Sablan , Mr. LoBiondo , Ms. Adams , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Lance , Mr. Takano , and Mr. Lewis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To authorize appropriations for assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Home Energy Utility Assistance Act . 2. LIHEAP funding Section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8621(b) ) is amended by striking $5,100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007 and inserting $5,100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025 . 3. Participant applications Section 2605(b)(8) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(8) ) is amended— (1) by striking and (B) and inserting (B) ; and (2) by inserting , and (C) the State will ensure that households seeking assistance provided under the program are not required to file more than one application per year after under this title .