Energy Assistance for American Families 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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Energy Assistance for American Families Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for FY2013-FY2016.
Permits a state to use any allotment from such appropriations to assist households whose income does not exceed 75% of the state median income.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2012 to Mar 19, 2012; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 14, 2012 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Feb 14, 2012 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Feb 14, 2012 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 14, 2012 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 19, 2012 |
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 Feb 14, 2012 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2012 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 29, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Feb 14, 2012Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2012Referred 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.
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 H726.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal years 2013 through 2016, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Energy Assistance for American Families Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2012Introduced in House
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