HR 551
117th Congress
House
Energy
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Energy Debt Relief for American Families Act
Introduced: January 28, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jan 28, 2021
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.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Energy Debt Relief for American Families Act
This bill authorizes supplemental funding to states through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to assist eligible households pay 100% of any utility bills they are unable to pay because of economic distress caused by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Committees of jurisdiction
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