[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2194 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2194

To reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal 
            years 2016 through 2020, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2015

  Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
  Barletta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, 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 reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal 
            years 2016 through 2020, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Energy Assistance for American 
Families Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF LIHEAP.

    Section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2001, and'' and inserting ``2001,''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``2007'' the following: ``, and 
        $5,100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. 
        Notwithstanding section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii), a State may use any 
        allotment from funds appropriated under this subsection for 
        fiscal years 2016 through 2020 to provide assistance to 
        households whose income does not exceed 75 percent of the State 
        median income''.
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