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H.R. 4422 99th Congress House

A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989 and to clarify the treatment under other laws, of home energy…

Official title: A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989 and to clarify the treatmen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989 and to clarify the treatment under other laws, of home energy assistance payments and allowances provided under such Act.

Introduced: April 8, 1986 See on congress.gov
Energy AuthorizationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEconomics and Public FinanceEnergy assistance for the poor
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Food and Food IndustryFood stampsFuelGrants-in-aidHousing and Housing FinanceLow-income housingPublic Welfare and CharitiesResidential utility cost relief programs
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 1986
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 99-556 (Part I).
Apr 24, 1986
Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Apr 10, 1986
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Apr 10, 1986
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 25, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power.
Mar 25, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels.
Mar 20, 1986
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Mar 20, 1986
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 19, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Mar 17, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 17, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 17, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 1986

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 99-556 (Part I).

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize home energy grants for FY 1987 through 1989.

Deems the full amount of home energy assistance payments, regardless of whether made directly to a household or indirectly for its benefit, to be heating or cooling expenses for purposes of the excess shelter expense deduction under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 8, 1986
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4422: A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989 and to clarify the treatment under other laws, of home energy assistance payments and allowances provided under such Act.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4422/
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"H.R. 4422: A bill to amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989 and to clarify the treatment under other laws, of home energy assistance payments and allowances provided under such Act.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4422/.
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H.R. 4422, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4422/.
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