United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4979 (117th)
Maintaining Access to Essential Services Act of 2021
Introduced
6 August 2021
Last action
6 August 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Sponsors
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Subjects
Healthcare, Energy
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Maintaining Access to Essential Services Act of 2021 This bill establishes several loan programs to assist households with paying utility bills for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater management, energy (e.g., electricity, natural gas, or propane), and internet services during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Under the programs, the utilities may apply for loans that are equal to the amount of the payment shortfall from their customers during the emergency.
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Timeline
6 August 2021
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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
6 August 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 August 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 August 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4979
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4979
- us · 117-hr-4979 · source updated 5 December 2025