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HR 8142 116th Congress House Housing and Community Development Civil actions and liability Disaster relief and insurance Government lending and loan guarantees Homelessness and emergency shelter Landlord and tenant Unemployment

Federal Disaster Housing Stability Act of 2020

Introduced: September 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 1, 2020
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Federal Disaster Housing Stability Act of 2020

This bill imposes limits on foreclosures and evictions in areas affected by a declared disaster or emergency.

A servicer of certain federally backed residential mortgages for a property in such an area may not initiate the foreclosure process or take other foreclosure-related actions relating to that property unless the property is vacant or abandoned.

Similarly, the landlord of a dwelling in such an area may not (1) initiate eviction proceedings against a tenant in that dwelling for nonpayment of rent or fees, (2) charge that tenant a penalty for nonpayment of rent, or (3) otherwise require the tenant to vacate the dwelling.

These restrictions shall be in place until the declared emergency or disaster ends or the unemployment rate for the affected state remains below a certain threshold for two consecutive months, whichever occurs later.

What's happening now September 1, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Nov 30, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 1, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8142: Federal Disaster Housing Stability Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8142/
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