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Calendar No. 835
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3186
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24 (legislative day, June 23), 2008
Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time
June 25, 2008
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
A BILL
To provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer
Act
.
Low-income home energy assistance appropriations
In General
In addition to any amounts appropriated under any other provision of Federal law, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2008—
$1,265,000,000 (to remain available until expended) for making payments under subsections (a) through (d) of section 2604 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623); and
$1,265,000,000 (to remain available until expended) for making payments under section 2604(e) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(e)), notwithstanding the designation requirement of section 2602(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8621(e)).
Emergency requirement
The amount provided under this section is designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs, pursuant to section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.
June 25, 2008
Read the second time and placed on the calendar