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H.R.2224 / 107th Congress

Energy Efficiency and Assistance Act of 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 19, 2001

Energy Efficiency and Assistance Act of 2001 - Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to redefine "leveraged resources" to include any State program which facilitates the collection of donations by electric and gas utilities to be used by public agencies or private nonprofit organizations to pay the utility bills of specified individuals with insufficient financial resources to pay such bills.Extends authorization of appropriations for home energy grants to FY 2005.Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to include residential energy efficiency improvement loans among the assets of a savings association that qualify as qualified thrift investments.Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require a creditor, when determining consumer eligibility for a residential energy efficiency improvement loan, to take into account estimated future savings attributable to energy efficiency improvements.Amends the following Acts to instruct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to develop and implement measures that promote financial incentives for increased energy efficiency: (1) National Housing Act; (2) the Housing Act of 1949; (3) the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act; and (4) the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] · D–TN

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee
  • Financial Services Committee
  • Energy and Commerce Committee
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    1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

    2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

    3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

    4. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    5. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    6. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    7. Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    8. Introduced in House

    9. Introduced in House

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