96th Congress > House > Vote 540

Date: 1979-10-25

Result: 290-104

Vote Subject Matter: Social Welfare / Budget Special Interest

Bill number: HJR430

Description: TO PASS H. J. RES. 430, MAKING FISCAL 1980 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE. (MOTION PASSED)

Bill summary: (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #603 (290-105)) Makes supplemental appropriations to the Community Services Administration for the community services program, part of which is to be transferred to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for payment to eligible individuals of energy grants and allowances to assist in meeting heating fuel costs. Excludes such allowances from being considered as income resources for purposes of any other public assistance program. Directs the (...show more) Governor, in the State Funding Plan, to provide assistance for those who pay their fuel bills indirectly as well as directly. Requires that revenues received from any windfall profit taxes imposed on domestic crude oil producers shall be used to reimburse the United States Treasury in an amount equal to the amount of funds appropriated to carry out this Act. Directs States to provide for determining the extent to which increases in rents are caused by increases in heating costs and to consider such portions of rent increases to be increases in heating costs.

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Bill titles: A joint resolution making urgent supplemental appropriations for low-income energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.

Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 147, p. 9733;

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