119-hr3876

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3876 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3876

 To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to direct 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to satisfy certain staffing 
 requirements relating to low-income home energy assistance, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 10, 2025

 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
 in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period 
 to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
 committee concerned

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 A BILL

 To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to direct 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to satisfy certain staffing 
 requirements relating to low-income home energy assistance, and for 
 other purposes.

 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 known as the ``LIHEAP Staffing Support Act''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY 
 ASSISTANCE.

 The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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SEC. 2613. STAFFING.

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    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall employ at least 20 staff who 
carry out this title.
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    (b) Limitation on Employment of Contractors.--Except as provided 
in subsection
            (c) (2) , no more than 40 percent of staff who carry out 
this title may be contractors.
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            (c) Emergency Staffing.--
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    (1) In general.--In the case of an emergency determined 
 under 

section 2603

    (1)
            (C) ,
        (E) ,
        (F) , or
        (G) , the Secretary shall 
 employ at least 30 staff who carry out this title during the 
 period--
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        (A) beginning not later than 45 days after the 
 date of such determination; and
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        (B) ending no earlier than 180 days after the 
 date of such determination.
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    (2) Employment of contractors.--The Secretary may hire 
 contractors to comply with the requirements of paragraph

    (1) in 
 a number that exceeds the limitation set forth in subsection

    (b) .''.
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