HR 8540
116th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Building construction
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Lighting, heating, cooling
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Keeping Seniors Safe from COVID-19 Through Home Design Act of 2020
Introduced: October 6, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 6, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Keeping Seniors Safe from COVID-19 Through Home Design Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Health and Human Services to study improved home and housing design features in nursing homes and assisted living facilities that can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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