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H.R. 5687

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5687, the Keep the Heat On Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Oct 3, 2025 by Rep. Christopher Pappas (D) with 14 co-sponsors. It was referred to Appropriations, and last saw action on Oct 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Record

Text

H.R. 5687 has 14 co-sponsors.

hb5687/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5687 IH: Keep the Heat On Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-03
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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. 5687  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 3, 2025   Mr. Pappas  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Appropriations    A BILL
To appropriate funds for LIHEAP during a Federal Government shutdown.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Keep the Heat On Act of 2025  .
2.
Funding for LIHEAP during a Federal Government shutdown
Out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for making payments under section 2602(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8621(b) ) during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations during fiscal year 2026 such sums as may be necessary to make payments under such section at a rate equal to the rate of payments in the corresponding month of fiscal year 2025.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-10-03
  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 3, 2025

hb5687/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (10/03/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Christopher Pappas (D) sponsors H.R. 5687, and 14 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 5687 went before 1 committee: Appropriations.

Appropriations
Appropriations
Referred To · Oct 3, 2025 · 91 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5687 has taken 2 actions since Oct 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 3, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 3, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.Appropriations Committee

Votes

H.R. 5687 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5687 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Keep the Heat On Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Keep the Heat On Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To appropriate funds for LIHEAP during a Federal Government shutdown. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 37 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5687 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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 Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Health Issues, Insurance, Disaster Planning/Emergencies.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
APPALACHIAN VOICESEnvironmental and economic development nonprofitVirginia13—
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION—District of Columbia12—
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.—District of Columbia11—
HEALTHEQUITY, INC.Tax advantaged savings vehicles for health expenses.District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
APPALACHIAN VOICES13—
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION12—
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION11—
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.11—
HEALTHEQUITY, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 37.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHELSEA BARNES113
KEVIN ZEDACK113
QUENTON KING113
BRANDON ARNOLD112
BRYAN RILEY112
NICHOLAS JOHNS112
PETE SEPP112
ALEXANDER DIAZ111
ALEX CATANESE111
ALISON TOUHEY111
ANTHONY PARDAL111
BLAKE EARLEY111
CHRIS FISHER111
DAVID TIMMONS111
EDWARD CONNOR111
EDWIN ELFMANN111
FRANK PIGULSKI111
HUGH CARNEY111
JENNIFER HATTEN111
JESS SHARP111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$1.7M1st Quarter - Report
HEALTHEQUITY, INC.HEALTHEQUITY, INC.2025 first_quarter$700K1st Quarter - Report
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.2025 third_quarter$370K3rd Quarter - Report
APPALACHIAN VOICESAPPALACHIAN VOICES2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
APPALACHIAN VOICESAPPALACHIAN VOICES2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
APPALACHIAN VOICESAPPALACHIAN VOICES2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNIONNATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNIONNATIONAL TAXPAYERS UNION2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5687 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5687’s is Energy.

hr5687/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com