[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5687 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5687

 To appropriate funds for LIHEAP during a Federal Government shutdown.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 3, 2025

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To appropriate funds 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 ``Keep the Heat On Act of 2025''.

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

    Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there 
is appropriated for making payments under section 2602(b) of the Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(b)) during 
any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations during fiscal 
year 2026 such sums as may be necessary to make payments under such 
section at a rate equal to the rate of payments in the corresponding 
month of fiscal year 2025.
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