[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5756 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5756

  To provide funding for LIHEAP during a Federal Government shutdown.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 14, 2025

   Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide funding for LIHEAP during a Federal Government shutdown.

    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 ``Home Energy Assistance in Times of 
Shutdown Act'' or the ``HEATS Act''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR LIHEAP DURING A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

    Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there 
is appropriated such sums as are necessary to pay, during any period of 
a lapse in discretionary appropriations during any fiscal year, for 
making payments under section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(b)) during such lapse.
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