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HR 4863 111th Congress House

To increase the annual amount authorized for emergency assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.

Introduced: March 16, 2010 See on congress.gov
Energy Disaster relief and insuranceEnergy assistance for the poor and agedNatural disasters
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Mar 16, 2010
Referred to House Education and Labor
Mar 16, 2010
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.
Mar 16, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 16, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to increase from $600 million to $750 million the annual authorization of appropriations for the home energy assistance needs of states arising from a natural disaster or other emergency.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4863: To increase the annual amount authorized for emergency assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4863/
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H.R. 4863, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4863/.
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