To modify certain requirements of LIHEAP for purposes of the use of certain funds appropriated in fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7662
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
Introduced: 2020-07-16
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy assistance for the poor and aged

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill modifies requirements in FY2020 for the use of certain funds under the the low-income home energy assistance program.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires each state, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and each Indian Tribe that receives funding under the program to (1) accept proof of job loss or severe income loss dated after February 29, 2020, such as a layoff or furlough notice or verification of application for unemployment benefits, as sufficient to demonstrate lack of income for an individual or household; and (2) not use more than 12.5% of such funding for administrative costs.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7662 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2020 Ms. Stevens (for herself, Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Young , Mrs. Dingell , and Mr. Veasey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor , 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 modify certain requirements of LIHEAP for purposes of the use of certain funds appropriated in fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.

1. Use of LIHEAP supplemental appropriations (a) Use of funds Notwithstanding section 2605 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, with respect to amounts appropriated during the covered period to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and each Indian Tribe, as applicable, that receives an allotment of funds from such amounts— (1) shall, in using such funds, for purposes of income eligibility, accept proof of job loss or severe income loss dated after February 29, 2020, such as a layoff or furlough notice or verification of application for unemployment benefits, as sufficient to demonstrate lack of income for an individual or household; and (2) may use not more than 12.5 percent of such funds for administrative costs. (b) Covered period defined In this section, the term covered period means the period that begins on the date of enactment of this Act and ends on September 30, 2020.