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A bill to increase funding for low-income home energy assistance, to limit use of low-income home energy assistance funds made available in prior years, and to make data collecting and reporting…

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A bill to increase funding for low-income home energy assistance, to limit use of low-income home energy assistance funds made available in prior years, and to make data collecting and reporting requirements under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 more consistent with the purposes of such Act.

Introduced: March 23, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 1984
For Further Action See H.R.2439.
Apr 26, 1983
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Apr 26, 1983
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 7, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.
Apr 7, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
Mar 23, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 23, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to increase the authorization of appropriations for low-income home energy assistance for FY 1984.

Decreases the maximum amount of grant money allotted for a fiscal year to States for low-income home energy assistance which a State may request to be held available for the next fiscal year.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect home energy and home energy assistance data on a State-by-State basis. Requires the Secretary to submit the annual report on such data required under such Act no later than September 30 of each calendar year.

What's happening now May 8, 1984

For Further Action See H.R.2439.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2439 Related bill Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Amendments of 1984
 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 19, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 19, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2306: A bill to increase funding for low-income home energy assistance, to limit use of low-income home energy assistance funds made available in prior years, and to make data collecting and reporting requirements under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 more consistent with the purposes of such Act.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2306/
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"H.R. 2306: A bill to increase funding for low-income home energy assistance, to limit use of low-income home energy assistance funds made available in prior years, and to make data collecting and reporting requirements under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 more consistent with the purposes of such Act.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2306/.
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H.R. 2306, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2306/.
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[H.R. 2306: A bill to increase funding for low-income home energy assistance, to limit use of low-income home energy assistance funds made available in prior years, and to make data collecting and reporting requirements under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 more consistent with the purposes of such Act.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2306/)
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