WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, along with U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), both members of the Appropriations Committee, led a bipartisan group of 37 of their Senate colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to swiftly release the approximately $400 million in remaining Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds that Congress delivered in Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26).
LIHEAP is a federally funded program that helps low-income households pay utility bills, address energy crises, and lower costs by improving home energy efficiency through weatherization....