HR 551 United States House · 117th Congress

Energy Debt Relief for American Families Act

Summary

Energy Debt Relief for American Families Act This bill authorizes supplemental funding to states through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to assist eligible households pay 100% of any utility bills they are unable to pay because of economic distress caused by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

Issues: ✓ Energy

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Last action Feb 2, 2021

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Committee

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

lower

Jan 28, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.

lower

Jan 28, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 33 co-sponsors