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S. 3186:
Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act
110th Congress

This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the Senate ("S."). A bill must be passed by both the Senate and House and then be signed by the President before it becomes law.

Bill numbers restart from 1 every two years. Each two-year cycle is called a session of Congress. This bill was created in the 110th Congress, in 2007-2008.

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2007-2008

A bill to provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Overview

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Text:
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Status:
Occurred: IntroducedJun 24, 2008
Occurred: Reported by CommitteeJun 25, 2008
Occurred: Amendments (1 proposed)View Amendments
Not Yet Occurred: Senate Vote(did not occur)
Not Yet Occurred: House Vote(did not occur)
Not Yet Occurred: Signed by President(did not occur)
This bill never became law. This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books. Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate under a new number in the next session.
Last Action:
Jul 26, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Related:
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Votes:
Jul 26, 2008: This bill failed a cloture motion, preventing consideration of the bill, in the Senate by roll call vote. The totals were 50 Ayes, 35 Nays, 15 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details.
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Sources of Influence

MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:

SupportOppose
American Association of Retired Persons
National Conference of State Legislatures
National Community Action Foundation
American Public Gas Association
Alliance for Rural America
American Association of People with Disabilities
American Corn Growers Association
American Gas Association
American Public Power Association
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
Campaign for Home Energy Assistance
Children’s Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program
Coalition on Human Needs
Community Action Partnership
Council of State Governments
Edison Electric Institute
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
National Association of State and Community Services Programs
National Association of State Energy Officials
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
National Consumer Law Center
National Council of Jewish Women
National Fuel Funds Network
National Hispanic Environmental Council
One Economy Corporation
Union of Concerned Scientists
South Alabama Electric Cooperative
Metlakatla Power & Light
Arkansas Conference United Methodist Church's Board of Church and Society
Arkansas Energy Network
Benefit Bank of Arkansas
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Little Rock
Entergy Arkansas
Southern Bancorp Inc
Southwest Gas Corporation
Tucson Electric Power
Salt River Project
Pacific Gas and Electric
Southern California Gas Company
World Institute on Disability
Connecticut Light and Power
Energy East Corporation
United Illuminating Company
Yankee Gas
Pepco
Washington Gas Light
Florida Power & Light Company
Progress Energy
Tampa Electric Company
Salvation Army
Atmos Energy
Avista Corporation
Ameren
Exelon Corporation
Integrys Energy Group
Duke Energy
National Farmers Organization
Columbia Gas of Kentucky
Centerpoint
Constellation Energy
Public Justice Center
New England Fuel Institute
National Grid
CMS Energy
DTE Energy
Western Wayne NAACP
Laclede Gas Company
Women Involved in Farm Economics
Atlantic City Electric
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Public Service Enterprise Group
PNM Resources
Public Utility Law Project of New York
Nevada Power Company
Sierra Pacific Power Company
Piedmont Natural Gas
Columbia Gas of Ohio
Ohio Farmers Union
Northwest Natural Gas
Red Cross
Duquesne Light Co.
PPL Corporation
NorthWestern Energy
SCANA Corporation
Southwestern Public Service Company
TXU Energy
Vermont Gas Systems, Inc.
Virginia Natural Gas
Madison Gas & Electric
Puget Sound Energy
Alliant Energy Corporation
Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Wisconsin Public Service
Portland Organizing to Win Economic Rights
National Low Income Housing Coalition
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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