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Low-Income Solar Energy Act

Introduced: September 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Sep 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Sep 11, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.
Sep 11, 2019
Introduced in House
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Low-Income Solar Energy Act

This bill expands access to solar energy for low-income households, including by expanding the Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program, and directing the Department of Energy to establish a solar financing program.

What's happening now September 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2462 Related bill Low-Income Solar Energy Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 4, 2020
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 11, 2019
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 11, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4291: Low-Income Solar Energy Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4291/
MLA
"H.R. 4291: Low-Income Solar Energy Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4291/.
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H.R. 4291, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4291/.
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