This week, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are planning to offer an amendment to the Budget Resolution to increase LIHEAP to the authorized level of $5.1 billion. President Bush proposed $1.7 billion for LIHEAP block grants in his FY09 Budget. The Senate Budget Resolution includes $2.5 billion for LIHEAP. This amendment would add an additional $2.6 billion, to the budget resolution. Sens. Reed and Collins, as well as other NE Members of Congress, are frequent supporters of increase LIHEAP funding.