House Bill 6374 - Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2020-03-23

Recent Activity

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Alternative Names

Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020

To suspend requirements that tenants of assisted housing make contributions toward rent during the public health emergency relating to coronavirus, and for other purposes.

Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020

Associated Legislation

Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act

Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020

Policy Areas

Housing and Community Development

Potential Impact

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Civil actions and liability

Consumer credit

Debt collection

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Housing and community development funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Landlord and tenant

Low- and moderate-income housing

Public housing

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]

Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]

Committees and Subcommittees

Financial Services Committee

Variations and Revisions

Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020

2/8/2022, 11:25 PM

Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020

This bill provides for housing assistance during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

Specifically, tenants i...

Congress
116

Number
HR - 6374

Introduced on
2020-03-23

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/23/2020

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020

This bill provides for housing assistance during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

Specifically, tenants i...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo suspend requirements that tenants of assisted housing make contributions toward rent during the public health emergency relating to coronavirus, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Housing and Community Development

Potential Impact
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Housing and community development funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary2/16/2021

Ensuring Affordable Housing Security During the Coronavirus Emergency Act of 2020

This bill provides for housing assistance during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

Specifically, tenants i...


Latest Action3/23/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.