HR 6326
116th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Housing and community development funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
National and community service
Public housing
Rural conditions and development
COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Act of 2020
Introduced: March 23, 2020
Introduced by:
Cleaver, Emanuel
Democratic
· Missouri
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Act of 2020
This bill establishes certain flexibilities related to public housing during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus 2019) emergency. For example, the bill
- suspends work requirements and time limitations on assistance associated with the Move to Work program;
- suspends the requirement that families residing in public housing must pay a minimum amount in rent;
- suspends the requirement that families may not be absent from a public housing unit for more than 180 consecutive calendar days;
- prohibits public housing agencies (PHAs) from terminating a household's eligibility for a housing choice voucher based on the household's failure to enter into a lease for an assisted unit;
- requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to suspend income reviews, except in certain instances;
- allows HUD and USDA to suspend or delay certain deadlines relating to PHAs or owners of federally assisted housing; and
- suspends requirements for owners of federally assisted multifamily housing to remit residual receipts to HUD.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1