Heating and Cooling Relief Act
Latest action · Mar 31, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 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.
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 31, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Apr 8, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 27, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Dec 17, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Dec 19, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Aug 13, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Sep 1, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Oct 1, 2026 |
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 31, 2025 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 31, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 31, 2025Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 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 Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 57, March 31, 2025, page H1375.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48579 | Extreme Heat: Background, NOAA’s Role, and Issues for Congress | Report | Jun 24, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1214 | Heating and Cooling Relief Act | Identical bill | Mar 31, 2025 |
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 increase the availability of heating and cooling assistance, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Heating and Cooling Relief Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
