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S. 3186: Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act

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S. 3186: Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-24 · Energy · Latest: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S7509)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: Senate vote 187 (2008): On the Cloture Motion, S3186 (2008-07-26), Cloture Motion Rejected. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S7509) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act

Plain summary

Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act - Makes appropriations for FY2008 for payments under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (LIHEAP Program).

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Official text

Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · 52 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jack Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] reported raising $26.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-s3186 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110