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HR 551 117th Congress House

Energy Debt Relief for American Families Act

Official title: To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to provide for supplemental assistance for COVID-19 relief, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Latest action February 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 21
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Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 1, 2021
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 18, 2021
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 18, 2021
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 18, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Feb 11, 2021
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 11, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· Feb 4, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 4, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Feb 2, 2021
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 2, 2021
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 28, 2021
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jan 28, 2021
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 28, 2021
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2021
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 28, 2021
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 28, 2021
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2021
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 28, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Jan 28, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 28, 2021
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jan 28, 2021
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 28, 2021
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2021
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 28, 2021
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 551: Energy Debt Relief for American Families Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-551/
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"H.R. 551: Energy Debt Relief for American Families Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-551/.
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H.R. 551, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-551/.
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