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Stories / Social Welfare / Event · Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2026

LIHEAP Funding Distribution

Members of Congress are urging the Trump administration to distribute Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds before the winter heating season. Seventeen members, primarily Democrats with some Republican support, have sent letters and introduced legislation requesting immediate fund distribution by November 1, 2026. Proposals include increasing LIHEAP funding to $7 billion and adding $1 billion in additional assistance for low-income heating costs.

AI summary of the releases below · Oct 7, 2026

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4Members · 4 D · 0 R
4Actions · 4 D · 0 R
4States & territories · NY · VT · NH · RI
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeSat26Sun27Mon282Tue29Wed30Thu11Fri21Total
Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions 1
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 2
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 1

Where they stand

No member argued against another in this window

What each party did · Democrats 4 · Republicans 0

  • 1Requested action0
  • 2Sent letters0
  • 1Filed or pushed bills0

Most active

  1. DRyan NY1
  2. ISanders VT1
  3. DPappas NH1
  4. DAmo RI1

By state

  • NY1
  • VT1
  • NH1
  • RI1

Every action

4 actions · 4 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
    • Request

      DRyan NY

      Demanded HHS distribute LIHEAP funds and co-sponsored bill to expand home energy assistance.

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  2. Oct 1, 2026
    • Letter

      ISanders VT $7B

      Urged Trump administration to increase LIHEAP funding to $7 billion for home heating assistance.

      Release ↗

  3. Sep 28, 2026
    • Bill

      DPappas NH $1B

      Introduced bill to increase LIHEAP funding by $1 billion for low-income heating assistance.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DAmo RI

      Led bipartisan effort urging HHS to distribute LIHEAP funds to states by November 1, 2026.

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Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works