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H.R. 5756

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5756, the HEATS Act, was introduced in the House on Oct 14, 2025 by Rep. Raul Ruiz (D) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Appropriations, and last saw action on Oct 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Record

Text

H.R. 5756 has 9 co-sponsors.

hb5756/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5756 IH: Home Energy Assistance in Times of Shutdown Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-14
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5756  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 14, 2025   Mr. Ruiz  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Appropriations    A BILL
To provide funding for LIHEAP during a Federal Government shutdown.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Home Energy Assistance in Times of Shutdown Act   or the   HEATS Act  .
2.
Funding for LIHEAP during a Federal Government shutdown
Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated such sums as are necessary to pay, during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations during any fiscal year, for making payments under section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8621(b) ) during such lapse.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Oct 14, 2025

hb5756/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (10/14/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Raul Ruiz (D) sponsors H.R. 5756, and 9 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 5756 went before 1 committee: Appropriations.

Appropriations
Appropriations
Referred To · Oct 14, 2025 · 91 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5756 has taken 2 actions since Oct 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 14, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.Appropriations Committee

Votes

H.R. 5756 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5756 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • HEATS Act — Display Title
  • HEATS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Home Energy Assistance in Times of Shutdown Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To provide funding for LIHEAP during a Federal Government shutdown. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5756 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Computer Industry, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Economics/Economic Development, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Fuel/Gas/Oil.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY—California12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GREG RUBIO112
HARMONY BARBERA112
MARIAN MARTIN112
PATRICK HENNIGAN112
YVONNE MCINTYRE112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANYPACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY2025 fourth_quarter$2.2M4th Quarter - Amendme…
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANYPACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY2025 fourth_quarter$1.6M4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5756 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5756’s is Energy.

hr5756/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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