LIHEAP Protection Act
Latest action · Mar 29, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
LIHEAP Protection Act - Makes appropriations for FY2012 for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Expresses the sense of Congress that this Act should be implemented in a manner consistent with the Budget Control Act of 2011, and that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) should: (1) continue and expedite efforts to identify best practices used by LIHEAP grant recipients; (2) provide training and technical assistance to such grant recipients; (3) recommend policy changes, and assess and mitigate risk at governmental levels in order to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse; and (4) strengthen the Program so all funds reach the households who need them the most.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2011 to Feb 27, 2012; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Dec 8, 2011 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Dec 13, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Dec 13, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Dec 13, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Dec 14, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Dec 19, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Dec 19, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Dec 19, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jan 10, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Feb 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 27, 2012 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Dec 9, 2011 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2011 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 29, 2012 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Dec 9, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Dec 8, 2011Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2011Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8319.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1961 | LIHEAP Protection Act | Related bill | Dec 7, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide level funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- LIHEAP Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2011Introduced in House
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