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HR 6561 110th Congress House Social Welfare Energy assistance for the poor and aged Motor fuels

Emergency Gasoline Assistance Act

Introduced: July 22, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 22, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Gasoline Assistance Act - Increases funding for the social services block grant under title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services) of the Social Security Act for FY2008 and 2009.

Requires the state to use such increased funding to provide a gasoline subsidy to assist individuals who are members of families with incomes that do not exceed 300% of the federal poverty line.

What's happening now July 22, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 3, 2008
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6561: Emergency Gasoline Assistance Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6561/
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"H.R. 6561: Emergency Gasoline Assistance Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6561/.
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H.R. 6561, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6561/.
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