Skip to main content
HR 8003 116th Congress House Housing and Community Development Cardiovascular and respiratory health Consumer affairs Emergency medical services and trauma care Foreign language and bilingual programs Housing finance and home ownership Infectious and parasitic diseases Interest, dividends, interest rates

Helping HOMES Act of 2020

Introduced: September 8, 2020 Introduced by: Evans, Dwight Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Aug 11, 2020
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Home Owners Maintain Economic Security Act of 2020 or the Helping HOMES Act of 2020

This bill expands and extends existing single-family and multifamily mortgage forbearance provisions for borrowers experiencing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. Specifically, forbearance may be extended to borrowers for up to 12 months. Currently, borrowers may receive 180 days of forbearance, with an extension of up to an additional 180 days. The bill also expands the forbearance provisions to apply to nonfederally backed mortgages.

Mortgage servicers must notify borrowers of the availability of forbearance.

What's happening now August 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 6
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Dec 21, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Sep 29, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 21, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Sep 8, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Sep 1, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 1, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 22, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Aug 22, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 22, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Aug 14, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Aug 11, 2020
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8003: Helping HOMES Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8003/
MLA
"H.R. 8003: Helping HOMES Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8003/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 8003, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8003/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 8003: Helping HOMES Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8003/)
Report a problem