[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8764 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8764

  To change certain household income eligibility requirements for low-
 income home energy assistance in fiscal years 2023 and 2024, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 30, 2022

  Mr. Pappas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, 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 change certain household income eligibility requirements for low-
 income home energy assistance in fiscal years 2023 and 2024, 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 ``Lowering Inflated Heating, Energy, 
and Air Conditioning Prices Act'' or the ``LIHEAP Act''.

SEC. 2. LIHEAP HOUSEHOLD INCOME ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 
8624(b)(2)(B)(ii)), for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 a State may use any 
grant made under section 2602 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8621) to make 
payments under section 2605(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)) to 
households with incomes which do not exceed 75 percent of the State 
median income.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``State'', ``State 
median income'', and ``household'' have the meanings given such terms 
in section 2603 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 
(42 U.S.C. 8622).
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