Middle Income Home Heating Assistance Act of 2001

The Middle Income Home Heating Assistance Act of 2001 (H.R. 610) was a legislative proposal designed to provide financial relief to households facing high energy costs. If enacted, the bill would have allowed taxpayers to claim a refundable tax credit of up to $500 per year to offset the cost of natural gas used for residential heating.

To ensure citizens could access this benefit, the bill would have required natural gas companies to provide customers with the specific billing information needed to calculate their eligibility and credit amount. Because the credit was designed to be refundable, eligible individuals could have received the full amount even if it exceeded the total income tax they owed for the year.