[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6427 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6427

 To provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2008

   Mr. Welch of Vermont (for himself and Mr. Markey) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and 
 Budget, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--In addition to any amounts appropriated under any 
other provision of Federal law, there is appropriated, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2008--
            (1) $1,265,000,000 (to remain available until expended) for 
        making payments under subsections (a) through (d) of section 
        2604 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 
        U.S.C. 8623); and
            (2) $1,265,000,000 (to remain available until expended) for 
        making payments under section 2604(e) of the Low-Income Home 
        Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(e)), 
        notwithstanding the designation requirement of section 2602(e) 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8621(e)).
    (b) Emergency Requirement.--The amount provided under this section 
is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet 
emergency needs, pursuant to section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2008.
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