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HR 6724 116th Congress House Housing and Community Development Building construction Cardiovascular and respiratory health Economic performance and conditions Emergency medical services and trauma care Health promotion and preventive care Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Housing supply and affordability Infectious and parasitic diseases Wages and earnings Worker safety and health

Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020

Introduced: June 4, 2020 Introduced by: Pressley, Ayanna Democratic · Massachusetts 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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Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020

This bill authorizes additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program to assist individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness and to otherwise address needs arising from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

What's happening now May 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 7301 Related bill Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
  • S 3856 Related bill Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • 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
  • HR 6362 Related bill Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 22
D
Bera, Ami
California · Jun 25, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 4, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 4, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 28, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 28, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 28, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 28, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · May 28, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 22, 2020
Heck, Denny
· May 14, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 14, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 5, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 5, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · May 5, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 5, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 5, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6724: Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6724/
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"H.R. 6724: Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6724/.
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H.R. 6724, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6724/.
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