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HR 9055 116th Congress House Housing and Community Development

Crisis Housing Act of 2020

Introduced: December 28, 2020 Introduced by: Smith, Adam Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Dec 29, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Dec 28, 2020
Introduced in House
Dec 28, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, and the Budget, 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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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crisis Housing Act of 2020

This bill provides funding to public housing agencies for rental assistance for certain families located in an area that either (1) meets specified unemployment levels, or (2) is subject to a major disaster declaration. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.

What's happening now December 29, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 5004 Identical bill Crisis Housing Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9055: Crisis Housing Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-9055/
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"H.R. 9055: Crisis Housing Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-9055/.
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H.R. 9055, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-9055/.
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