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The bill directs $1 billion more to LIHEAP in FY2026 to reduce energy insecurity for low-income and vulnerable households, but it does so by diverting funds from State/foreign-related appropriations—potentially weakening diplomatic/national-security programs and cutting some federal program support.
Low-income households receive $1 billion additional LIHEAP funding for FY2026, increasing direct heating and cooling assistance.
Vulnerable households (including seniors) are less likely to face utility shutoffs and related health risks during extreme weather because increased LIHEAP funding reduces energy insecurity.
Reallocating $1 billion from State/foreign-related appropriations may reduce funding for diplomatic and national-security programs and effectively shifts opportunity costs onto taxpayers.
The Board of Peace loses access to FY2025/FY2026 funds from the specified appropriations, reducing federal support for its programs and affecting staff and operations.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Redirects $1 billion from specified FY2025/FY2026 appropriations to HHS for LIHEAP and bars those appropriations from funding the Board of Peace designated by Executive Order 14375.
Prohibits the use of certain FY2025 and FY2026 appropriated funds to provide money to the Board of Peace designated by Executive Order 14375 and redirects $1,000,000,000 of those same appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The transferred funds must be treated by HHS as if they were appropriated under the LIHEAP provision for fiscal year 2026.
Introduced March 26, 2026 by Catherine Marie Cortez Masto · Last progress March 26, 2026