PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.
H.R.4751 / 103rd Congress

To reauthorize appropriations for the weatherization program under section 422 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act.

Referred to Subcommittee on Renewable Energy.

Official summary

Version 36 · Passed House amended · Aug 8, 1994

Amends the Energy Conservation and Protection Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the weatherization assistance program for low-income persons through FY 1996.

Read the summary on Congress.gov
PlainBill analysis is coming later. This page presents official source data. We have not yet published a PlainBill explanation for this bill.

Who introduced it

Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2] · D–IN

Committees

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • Energy and Commerce Committee
0 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

    Actions

    A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.

    1. Referred to Subcommittee on Renewable Energy.

    2. Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    3. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    4. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    5. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    6. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

    7. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7136-7137)

    8. Mr. Sharp moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    9. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 359.

    10. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 103-662.

    11. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 103-662.

    12. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    13. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    14. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    15. Introduced in House

    16. Introduced in House

    Bill text & related measures

    Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.

    Related bills identified by Congress.gov

    Source last updated: Sep 8, 2026. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.

    Explore the bill from different angles

    Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.

    Neutral evidence review

    Objective

    Analyze H.R.4751 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

    View full prompt & sources
    Fairness and public impact

    Progressive lens

    Examine H.R.4751 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

    View full prompt & sources
    Institutions and government scope

    Conservative lens

    Examine H.R.4751 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.

    View full prompt & sources
    Individual rights and government power

    Liberty lens

    Examine H.R.4751 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.

    View full prompt & sources