Bill raises income limit for federal heating and cooling help.
H.R. 10588 — LIHEAP Act · Filed by Chris Pappas (D-NH) · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill raises the income limit for families to get federal help. The new limit would be 75% of each state's middle income. The change lasts for one year, in fiscal year 2027. States would use federal money to help more families.
Who it affects
Working families with incomes up to 75% of their state's middle income would qualify. Families who earn too much now could get help under this bill.
One thing to notice
The bill raises the income limit for only one year. The bill does not add new money, so states may spread the same money among more families.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal help — Money or assistance from the federal government to pay for heating and cooling.
- fiscal year 2027 — The federal government's budget year from October 2026 to September 2027.
- middle income — The income level where half of people in a state earn more and half earn less.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (694 characters) on Sep 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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