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HR 8764 117th Congress House

LIHEAP Act

Official title: To change certain household income eligibility requirements for low-income home energy assistance in fiscal years 2023 and 2024, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 30, 2022 Introduced by: Pappas, Chris Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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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.
Aug 30, 2022
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 Latest action August 30, 2022

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lowering Inflated Heating, Energy, and Air Conditioning Prices Act or the LIHEAP Act

This bill increases for FY2023-FY2024 the federal income eligibility threshold for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which provides federal grants to states, tribes, and territories to assist low-income households pay for heating and cooling costs.

Currently, households are eligible with incomes at or below 150% of the poverty rate or 60% of the median income of their applicable state, tribe, or territory. This bill permits payments to households with incomes that are 75% of the applicable median income.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8764: LIHEAP Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8764/
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"H.R. 8764: LIHEAP Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8764/.
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H.R. 8764, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8764/.
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[H.R. 8764: LIHEAP Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8764/)
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