Home Energy Assistance Targeted for Seniors Act
Latest action · Apr 18, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Home Energy Assistance Targeted for Seniors Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to rename it the Low-Income and Senior Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.
Redefines low-income households as households with incomes which do not exceed that of State median income, with at least 50 percent of the household income attributable to persons who are at least 65 years old.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2005 to Jul 14, 2005; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Mar 9, 2005 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jul 14, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2005 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2005 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2005 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Apr 18, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Mar 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Mar 9, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2005Referred 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Home Energy Assistance Targeted for Seniors Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2005Introduced in House
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