[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2226 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2226

 To authorize appropriations for assistance under the Low-Income Home 
         Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2015

Mr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Takai, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
 Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Clarke of 
New York, Ms. Lee, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Polis, 
 Mr. Sablan, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Adams, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lance, 
  Mr. Takano, and Mr. Lewis) 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 authorize appropriations for assistance under the Low-Income Home 
         Energy Assistance Act of 1981, 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 ``Home Energy Utility Assistance 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIHEAP FUNDING.

    Section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(b)) is amended by striking ``$5,100,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007'' and inserting ``$5,100,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025''.

SEC. 3. PARTICIPANT APPLICATIONS.

    Section 2605(b)(8) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(8)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (B)'' and inserting ``(B)''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, and (C) the State will ensure that 
        households seeking assistance provided under the program are 
        not required to file more than one application per year'' after 
        ``under this title''.
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