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To provide for mortgage forbearance during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides for mortgage forbearance for single family and multifamily mortgages during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. Borrowers receiving a forbearance must provide rent relief for any tenants during this period. The bill also generally prohibits repossessions of vehicles and manufactured homes and foreclosures during the emergency.

The Federal Reserve Board and the Department of the Treasury must establish a credit program for mortgage servicers affected by the COVID-19 emergency.

What's happening now March 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6321 Related bill Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 5, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6340: To provide for mortgage forbearance during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6340/
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"H.R. 6340: To provide for mortgage forbearance during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6340/.
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H.R. 6340, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6340/.
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