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H.R. 3620 116th Congress House

Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2019

Official title: To provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects financed by the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects financed by the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture, and to develop and implement a plan for preserving the affordability of rural rental housing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 5, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 10, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7573-7574)
Sep 10, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 10, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7573-7574)
Sep 10, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3620.
Sep 10, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7573-7576)
Sep 10, 2019
Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 6, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 156.
Sep 6, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-198.
Jul 11, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 0.
Jul 11, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 11, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2019

This bill provides assistance to rural, multifamily rental-housing projects and tenants.

Specifically, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must implement a program for the preservation and revitalization of such housing projects financed with USDA loans. As part of this program, USDA may restructure existing housing loans by, for example, reducing or eliminating interest and deferring loan payments.

Further, USDA must annually provide, to owners of properties with loans that will mature within four years, written notice explaining the options to restructure such loans. USDA must also provide, to households in properties with loans that will mature within two years, written notice of actions that may happen upon the loan's maturity and information on how to protect their right to reside in federally assisted housing.

Additionally, USDA may provide technical assistance grants to qualified nonprofit organizations and public housing agencies to help borrowers acquire multifamily rental-housing properties in areas where there is a risk of loss of affordable housing.

Further, USDA may provide rural housing vouchers for low-income households (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in certain properties financed with or insured by USDA loans.

USDA must also establish an advisory committee to assist in preserving such properties and implementing a specified plan to preserve their affordability for low-income families.

The bill also extends existing housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking to victims who receive housing voucher assistance. (These protections include a protection against eviction on the basis of being a victim of domestic violence.)

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4916 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
  • HR 5038 Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
  • HR 1310 VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2019
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 15, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Jul 15, 2019
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3620: Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3620/
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"H.R. 3620: Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3620/.
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