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H.R. 6820 116th Congress House

Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020

Official title: To provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in response to the public… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in response to the public health emergency resulting from the coronavirus, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Administrative remediesCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentEmergency medical services and trauma care
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Homelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesLandlord and tenantLow- and moderate-income housing
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May 12, 2020
Introduced in House
May 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 Latest action May 12, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grant program to provide rental assistance for short-term and medium-term housing to homeless individuals or families, or those who are at risk of homelessness, and expands eligibility for such additional assistance.

For assistance provided under the bill, the term at risk of homelessness shall include individuals and families that have an income below 80% of the median income for the area (rather than 30% of the area median income, as under current law). Rental assistance provided under the bill shall generally be limited to 120% of the HUD-established fair market rent for the area, whereas currently rental assistance under the program is generally limited to 100% of an area's fair market rent.

Such assistance may not be conditioned on any prerequisite activities, such as receiving treatment.

HUD may, with some limitations, waive requirements or establish alternative requirements related to such assistance if doing so is necessary to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6800 The Heroes Act
  • HR 7301 Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
  • S 3685 Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 160
All 160 Democratic 100
Hall, Kwanza
· Dec 14, 2020
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jun 25, 2020
Kuster, Ann
· Jun 25, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jun 25, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Jun 25, 2020
Finkenauer, Abby
· May 28, 2020
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · May 28, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 28, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 28, 2020
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · May 28, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 28, 2020
Crist, Charlie
· May 15, 2020
Cox, TJ
· May 14, 2020
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · May 14, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 14, 2020
Porter, Katie
· May 14, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 14, 2020
Yarmuth, John
· May 14, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 12, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· May 12, 2020
Bass, Karen
· May 12, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 12, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · May 12, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 12, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 12, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· May 12, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 12, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 12, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 12, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· May 12, 2020
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 12, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· May 12, 2020
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · May 12, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 12, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 12, 2020
Cicilline, David
· May 12, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 12, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 12, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 12, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· May 12, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 12, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 12, 2020
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · May 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6820/
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"H.R. 6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6820/.
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