HEATS Act has not moved since its introduction on Oct 14, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedOct 14, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 80 words.
Home Energy Assistance in Times of Shutdown Act or the HEATS Act This bill provides appropriations for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) during any period in which there is a lapse in discretionary appropriations for any fiscal year (i.e., a government shutdown). Under LIHEAP, the federal government makes annual grants to states, tribes, and territories to operate home energy assistance programs for low-income households. The bill provides appropriations for LIHEAP payments to continue during a government shutdown.
Context
- Committees
- House Appropriations Committee
- Policy area
- Energy: 27 of 2,251 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.2%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 259 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 88 words
- Latest action
- Oct 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]