# 114-hr-2226: Home Energy Utility Assistance Act

114-hr-2226, Home Energy Utility Assistance Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2226
- Congress: 114
- Title: Home Energy Utility Assistance Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2015-05-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Home Energy Utility Assistance Act This bill amends the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to reauthorize the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for FY2016-FY2025. The bill also requires states to ensure that households seeking assistance under the program are not required to file more than one application per year.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2015-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2226 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2226)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2226 (as of 2025-11-18).