Energy Assistance for American Families Act

Energy Assistance for American Families Act - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to authorize appropriations for FY2011-FY2014.

Permits a state to use any allotment from such appropriations to assist households whose income does not exceed 75% of the state median income.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4554 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4554

To reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal 
            years 2011 through 2014, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2010

 Mr. Markey of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
    Michaud, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McMahon, Mr. 
 Capuano, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Hall of New York, 
  Mr. Hodes, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Frank of 
  Massachusetts, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
 Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
   Engel, and Mr. Loebsack) introduced the following bill; which was 
 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal 
            years 2011 through 2014, 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 ``Energy Assistance for American 
Families Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF LIHEAP.

    Section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2001, and'' and inserting ``2001,''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``2007'' the following: ``, and 
        $7,600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2014. 
        Notwithstanding section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii), a State may use any 
        allotment from funds appropriated under this subsection for 
        fiscal years 2011 through 2014 to provide assistance to 
        households whose income does not exceed 75 percent of the State 
        median income''.
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