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119-hr-10587119th CongressWALLET

American Homes First Act

Sponsored By: Representative Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

Introduced

Summary

Redirects $1 billion to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This bill would bar money from certain State Department appropriations for the Board of Peace created by Executive Order 14375 and instead move $1 billion to the Department of Health and Human Services to be treated as LIHEAP funding for fiscal year 2027 under existing LIHEAP law.

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  • Families and low-income households: Would get $1 billion treated as LIHEAP funding for FY2027, increasing federal help for home energy bills and emergency energy needs.
  • The Board of Peace and related international activities: Would be prevented from receiving funds from the named 2025 or 2026 appropriations acts, cutting that source of U.S. support for the Board designated by EO 14375.
  • Federal roles and legal treatment: Directs the Secretary of State and the President to reprogram the specified appropriations and requires the transferred funds to be treated as if appropriated under section 2602(b) of the LIHEAP statute (42 U.S.C. 8621) for FY2027, aligning the money with LIHEAP’s existing statutory framework.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

More energy help for low-income households

If enacted, the bill would transfer $1 billion from funds already appropriated under two 2025–2026 laws to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The Secretary of State and the President would carry out the transfer and HHS would treat the money as LIHEAP funding for fiscal year 2027. If you are a low-income household eligible for LIHEAP, this would likely increase help paying home energy bills. Exact help per household would depend on HHS and state allocation rules.

Block funds for Board of Peace

If enacted, the bill would prohibit using funds from two 2025–2026 appropriation laws to support the Board of Peace named in Executive Order 14375. The Secretary of State and the President would be directed to withhold those funds after enactment. The bill does not provide a different recipient for the withheld money.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

NH • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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