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HR 6704 116th Congress House Housing and Community Development Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Housing finance and home ownership Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Landlord and tenant Low- and moderate-income housing Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act of 2020

Introduced: May 5, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 5, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 5, 2020
Introduced in House
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Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act of 2020

This bill authorizes additional housing counseling services, provided through the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, with priority for funding given to counseling organizations that target and provide their services to low-income and minority homeowners, renters, individuals experiencing homelessness, and individuals at risk of homelessness.

What's happening now May 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7301 Related bill Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
  • S 4098 Related bill Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 11, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 24, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jul 6, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 6, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 6, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6704: Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6704/
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"H.R. 6704: Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6704/.
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H.R. 6704, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6704/.
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