LIHEAP Emergency Reform Act

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Bill Number

S 2628

Introduced

Apr 24, 2006

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Topics

Administrative procedure Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Energy Energy assistance for the poor Families Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Heating Housing and Community Development Law Social Welfare Standards

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Summary

LIHEAP Emergency Reform Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize the Governor of a state to apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for: (1) certification of an energy emergency in that state; and (2) an allotment of certain appropriated amounts.

Directs the Secretary to adopt prescribed procedures for equitable consideration of such applications.

Actions

Apr 24, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 24, 2006

Introduced in Senate

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