To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to provide for an additional allocation of funds to the insular areas.

Summary

Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), beginning in FY2013 and for each subsequent fiscal year, to allocate not less than 30 percent of the amount appropriated for the fiscal year for home energy grants to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to provide supplementary funds on the basis of need among such areas.

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Timeline

1. 23 September 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 September 2011

   Introduced

   Referred 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 September 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 30 September 2011

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

   Source: Committee

5. 18 November 2011

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 23 September 2011 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Gregorio Sablan · D · Sponsor
• Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
• JOSE SERRANO · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
• LUIS GUTIERREZ · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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