US Congress House Bill 6515 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)
Status: Introduced on April 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-17 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides housing assistance during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Specifically, the bill suspends rental and mortgage payments for primary residences for a period lasting until 30 days after the termination of the federal emergency declaration relating to COVID-19. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must establish funds to reimburse lessors and lenders for payments suspended 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 such projects.

Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020

Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2020-04-17	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6515/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6515/BILLS-116hr6515ih.pdf