May 8, 2025
Mr. Kelly (for himself and Mr. Gallego) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to improve the formula for allotments to States.
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 LIHEAP Parity Act
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Sec. 2. Allotments
Section 2604(a)(2) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(a)(2)) is amended by striking , except that States
and all that follows and inserting a period.
Sec. 3. Regulations
(a) Calculation
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue a regulation that specifies the method to be used to calculate State allotments under section 2604(a)(2) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, consistent with the amendment made by section 2, ensuring that the method will accurately allot the funds involved.
(b) Data sources
In issuing the regulation, the Secretary shall specify—
(1)
the data sources to be used by Administration for Children and Families to make the State allotments; and
(2)
how often the data sources shall be updated, and means of updating the data sources sufficiently, to ensure the accuracy of the State allotments.