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HR 6374 116th Congress House

Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020

Official title: To suspend requirements that tenants of assisted housing make contributions toward rent during the public health emergency relating to coronavirus, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 5, 2020 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityConsumer creditDebt collection
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Emergency medical services and trauma careHousing and community development fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesLandlord and tenantLow- and moderate-income housingPublic housing
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020

This bill provides for housing assistance during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

Specifically, tenants in certain federally assisted housing shall not be required to make rent payments from the date of the bill's enactment until six months after the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture must reimburse public housing agencies (PHAs) and owners of federally assisted housing for these suspended rent payments, including any increase in low-income housing choice voucher assistance payments made by PHAs to compensate for the suspended rent payments.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6321 Related bill Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
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All 2 Democratic 1
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 5, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Apr 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6374: Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6374/
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"H.R. 6374: Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6374/.
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