# 119-hr-10587: American Homes First Act

119-hr-10587, American Homes First Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10587
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Homes First Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-23

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More energy help for low-income households: benefit, medium. 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 20…
- Block funds for Board of Peace: cost, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10587 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10587)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2913)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10587 (as of 2026-10-23).