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HR 4026 112th Congress House

Energy Assistance for American Families Act

Official title: To reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal years 2013 through 2016, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 19, 2012 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Energy Energy assistance for the poor and aged
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Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Feb 14, 2012
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.
Feb 14, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energy Assistance for American Families Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2016.

Permits a state to use any allotment from such appropriations to assist households whose income does not exceed 75% of the state median income.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Mar 19, 2012
GREEN, GENE
· Mar 19, 2012
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 19, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 19, 2012
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Mar 19, 2012
Tsongas, Niki
· Mar 19, 2012
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2012
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2012
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 14, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4026: Energy Assistance for American Families Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4026/
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"H.R. 4026: Energy Assistance for American Families Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4026/.
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