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Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2021

Introduced: March 11, 2021 Introduced by: Omar, Ilhan Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 11, 2021
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Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2021

This bill provides housing assistance during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Specifically, the bill suspends rental and mortgage payments for primary residences through April 1, 2022. The bill also forgives rental and mortgage debt accrued from March 13, 2020, through April 1, 2022. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must establish funds to reimburse lessors and lenders for payments suspended or forgiven under the bill.

In addition, HUD must establish an Affordable Housing Acquisition Fund to support the acquisition of multifamily housing projects by nonprofit organizations, public housing agencies, cooperative housing associations, community land trusts, and state and local governments. For a five-year period, entities that are approved for such assistance shall be provided the first right of purchase with respect to these projects.

What's happening now March 11, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 19
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Sep 27, 2021
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Aug 10, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Aug 10, 2021
Bowman, Jamaal
· Mar 11, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 11, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 11, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Mar 11, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Mar 11, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Mar 11, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 11, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1847: Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1847/
MLA
"H.R. 1847: Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1847/.
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H.R. 1847, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1847/.
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