March 26, 2026
Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
To provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the American Homes First Act
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Sec. 2. Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Notwithstanding any provision of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 or the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026, from the funds appropriated under either such Act, the Secretary of State and the President shall—
(1)
not make available, after the date of enactment of this Act, any of those appropriated funds for the Board of Peace designated by President Trump through Executive Order 14375 (91 Fed. Reg. 2837; relating to designating the Board of Peace as a public international organization entitled to enjoy certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities); and
(2)
transfer $1,000,000,000 of those appropriated funds to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), who shall treat the transferred funds as if the funds were appropriated under section 2602(b) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 8621) for fiscal year 2026.