,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjba,ms4
 ,ku/] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mrs4     
,trahan1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4   
,d+ell1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4    
,jones1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle (       
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4        
,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,tonko1  
,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,ms4 ,blunt  
,ro*e/]1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,coh51 &    
,mr4 ,blum5au]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ,labor1 = a p]iod to be
 subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea*
 case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z 
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !          
,l[-,income ,home ,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act
 ( #aiha to provide = supplem5tal       
assi/ance = ,,covid-#ai relief1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,en]gy ,debt ,relief =     
,am]ican ,families ,act4  #b4 ,en]gy    

debt relief = ,am]ican families program 
7a7 ,au?orization ,section #bfjb ( !    
,l[-,income ,home ,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act
 ( #aiha 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hfba7 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = paym5ts "u 
?is title1 9 addition to am\nts         
appropriat$ = di/ribution to all !      
,/ates 9 accordance ) section #bfjd or  
to c>ry out section #bfjg;,a1           
#aj1jjj1jjj1jjj = allocation to ,/ates  
"u section #bfjg;,c4  4  7b7            
,supplem5tal allotm5ts = ,,covid-#ai    
relief ,! ,l[-,income ,home ,en]gy      
,assi/ance ,act ( #aiha 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#hfba et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]  
section #bfjg;,b ! foll[+3  #bfjg;,c4   
,supplem5tal allotm5ts = ,,covid-#ai    
relief  7a7 ,allotm5t ( funds ,!        
,secret>y may allocate am\nts           
appropriat$ "u section #bfjb7;f7 to     
provide supplem5t>y funds to ,/ates to  
assi/ eligible h\seholds 9 accordance ) 
?is section4  7b7 ,=mula = di/ribution  
,di/ribution ( am\nts made available "u 

?is section %all be bas$ on a =mula     
develop$ by ! ,secret>y t provides fund+
 to ,/ates bas$ on-- 7#a7 ! am\nt       
allott$ to ! ,/ate "u ?is title1 o!r ?an
 section #bfjg;,a1 9 fiscal ye> #bjba2 &
  7#b7 ! av]age unemploym5t rate 9 !    
,/ate f ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1 ?r\gh       
,decemb] #ca1 #bjbj4  7c7 ,use ( funds  
7#a7 ,assi/ance ,a ,/ate may use funds  
allocat$ to ! ,/ate "u ?is section to   
help eligible h\seholds 9 ! ,/ate ma9ta9
 home en]gy or electricity s]vice1 by   
provid+ to su* h\seholds1 9 accordance )
 ! plan submitt$ by ! ,/ate "u p>agraph 
7#b71 #ajj p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( any utility
 bill incurr$ dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic 
t is 9 arre>s4  7#b7 ,plan = disbursem5t
 ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ea* ,/ate %all  
submit to ! ,secret>y a plan = provid+  
assi/ance "u p>agraph 7#a7 t prioritizes
 ! re/oration ( t]m9at$ s]vice & !      
prev5tion ( s]vice t]m9ations1 tak+ into
 consid]ation ! total am\nt ( debt 9    
arre>s ( eligible h\seholds & any o!r   

factors t ! ,/ate f9ds relevant4  7#c7  
,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,a ,/ate may use n
 m ?an #ae p]c5t ( funds allocat$ to !  
,/ate "u ?is section = adm9i/rative     
exp5ses relat$ to provid+ assi/ance "u  
p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,eligible h\sehold ,! t]m 
eligible h\sehold means a h\sehold ) a  
utility bill incurr$ dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai 
p&emic t c]tifies to ! ,/ate 7includ+   
?r\gh pro( ( job loss ( a memb] ( !     
h\sehold1 su* z a lay(f or furl\gh      
notice or v]ification ( application =   
unemploym5t b5efits7 t x _c pay su*     
utility bill because ( economic di/ress 
caus$ by ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4  7#b7    
,utility bill ,! t]m utility bill means 
a bill *>g$ to a h\sehold = home en]gy  
or electricity s]vice4  7#c7 ,utility   
bill incurr$ dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic  
,! t]m utility bill incurr$ dur+ !      
,,covid-#ai p&emic means a utility bill 
= s]vice provid$ dur+ ! p]iod dur+ :i* !
 public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u 

section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,janu>y  
#ca1 #bjbj1 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai 7or
 any r5ewal ( t decl>ation71 is 9       
effect4  7e7 ,t]m9ation  7#a7 ,date ,!  
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to allocate funds
 "u ?is section1 & ! au?ority ( a ,/ate 
to use su* funds "u subsection 7c71 %all
 expire on ! date t is #a ye> aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4  7#b7    
,rema9+ funds  7,a7 ,unallocat$ funds ,!
 ,secret>y may n allocate or o!rwise use
 any funds appropriat$ "u section       
#bfjb7;f7 t h n be5 allocat$ "u ?is     
section by ! date describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a74  7,b7 ,unus$ funds ,a ,/ate to :i*
 funds h be5 allocat$ "u ?is section    
%all use any su* funds1 :i* h n be5 us$ 
"u subsection 7c7 by ! date describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a71 9 ! same mann] z am\nts  
allott$ to ! ,/ate "u section #bfjd4  4 
7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all submit  
to ,congress a report describ+-- 7#a7 ! 

numb] ( h\seholds 9 ea* ,/ate t receiv$ 
assi/ance "u subsection 7c77#a7 (       
section #bfjg;,c ( ! ,l[-,income ,home  
,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act ( #aiha1 &       
demographic in=mation = su* h\seholds1  
to ! ext5t su* in=mation is available2  
7#b7 ! total am\nt ( assi/ance provid$  
to h\seholds 9 ea* ,/ate "u su*         
subsection 7c77#a72  7#c7 ! total am\nt 
( funds us$ by ,/ates "u subsection     
7c77#c7 ( su* section #bfjg;,c2 &  7#d7 
any o!r in=mation relat+ to !           
implem5tation & effectiv5ess ( su*      
section1 z det]m9$ appropriate by !     
,secret>y4