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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10588 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10588
To change certain household income eligibility requirements for low-
income home energy assistance in fiscal year 2027, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 24, 2026
Mr. Pappas introduced the following bill; which was 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
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A BILL
To change certain household income eligibility requirements for low-
income home energy assistance in fiscal year 2027, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lowering Inflated Heating, Energy,
and Air Conditioning Prices Act'' or the ``LIHEAP Act''.
SEC. 2. LIHEAP HOUSEHOLD INCOME ELIGIBILITY.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
8624(b)(2)(B)(ii)), for fiscal year 2027 a State may use any grant made
under section 2602 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8621) to make payments under
section 2605(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)) to households
with incomes which do not exceed 75 percent of the State median income.
(b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``State'', ``State
median income'', and ``household'' have the meanings given such terms
in section 2603 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981
(42 U.S.C. 8622).
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