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SHELTER Act of 2020

Introduced: May 12, 2020 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 12, 2020
Introduced in House
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COVID-19 Serving the Homeless by Expanding the List of Tenant Eligible Residences Act of 2020 or the SHELTER Act of 2020

This bill expands the housing choice voucher program for low-income families and authorizes additional vouchers.

Specifically, the bill authorizes incremental housing vouchers for families that were unsheltered or living in shelters as of the March 13, 2020, presidential emergency declaration relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Such vouchers may be used to rent an eligible housing unit under the existing program or to rent other types of housing, including recreation vehicles, hotel or motel rooms, and short-term rental units. Further, the bill waives certain requirements for receiving such assistance, such as requirements related to income verification and lease duration.

The bill also authorizes additional incremental vouchers under the existing housing choice voucher program.

What's happening now May 12, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 11, 2020
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 27, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 22, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 22, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 15, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· May 15, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 15, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 15, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· May 12, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· May 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6823: SHELTER Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6823/
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"H.R. 6823: SHELTER Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6823/.
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H.R. 6823, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6823/.
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