Full Text of HR0899 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The recent federal budget proposed by President | 3 | | Trump includes a total elimination of federal funding for the | 4 | | Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); such a | 5 | | reduction will threaten the continuation of a number of State | 6 | | of Illinois initiatives that have relied on the LIHEAP program; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, LIHEAP is a vital lifeline to low income families, | 9 | | working poor households, senior citizens, and persons with | 10 | | disabilities in meeting their energy needs throughout the State | 11 | | of Illinois; it also assists with the stability critical for | 12 | | child development; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Low income families, working poor households, | 14 | | many senior citizens, and persons with disabilities are often | 15 | | unable to afford essential utility services and other | 16 | | necessities, such as food, shelter, and medical care; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The health and safety of those who are unable to | 18 | | afford essential utility services suffer when monthly payments | 19 | | for these services exceed a reasonable percentage of the | 20 | | customer's household income; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The LIHEAP program is an important part of a |
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| 1 | | two-part energy assistance strategy designed by the State of | 2 | | Illinois to provide energy assistance payments to low income | 3 | | households through LIHEAP while promoting energy efficiency | 4 | | through the Department of Energy weatherization program; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, LIHEAP is a targeted block grant program, which | 6 | | provides built-in flexibility in federal-state partnerships | 7 | | that assist low-income customers to meet their bill payment | 8 | | obligations, to prevent service terminations in winter and heat | 9 | | emergencies, to help households make the transition from public | 10 | | assistance, and to weatherize homes and repair defective | 11 | | heating equipment; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Many low income Illinoisans do not have sufficient | 13 | | income to pay for the basic necessities of life and are | 14 | | experiencing a crisis in paying home energy bills, thereby | 15 | | contributing to a health and safety crisis which becomes | 16 | | disruptive to Illinois families and children; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | support adequate and uninterrupted federal funding for the Low | 20 | | Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP); and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the Illinois Congressional | 22 | | Delegation to advocate for appropriate and sufficient funding |
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| 1 | | for LIHEAP for the coming federal fiscal year; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 4 | | provided to all members of the Illinois Congressional | 5 | | Delegation.
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