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Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6820| House 
| Updated: 5/12/2020
Denny Heck

Denny Heck

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (161)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Kwanza Hall (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grant program to provide rental assistance for short-term and medium-term housing to homeless individuals or families, or those who are at risk of homelessness, and expands eligibility for such additional assistance. For assistance provided under the bill, the term at risk of homelessness shall include individuals and families that have an income below 80% of the median income for the area (rather than 30% of the area median income, as under current law). Rental assistance provided under the bill shall generally be limited to 120% of the HUD-established fair market rent for the area, whereas currently rental assistance under the program is generally limited to 100% of an area's fair market rent. Such assistance may not be conditioned on any prerequisite activities, such as receiving treatment. HUD may, with some limitations, waive requirements or establish alternative requirements related to such assistance if doing so is necessary to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
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Timeline
May 12, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3685
Introduced in Senate
May 12, 2020
Introduced in House
May 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • May 12, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3685
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 12, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 12, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Housing and Community Development

Related Bills

  • S 116-3685: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020
  • HR 116-7301: Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
  • HR 116-6800: The Heroes Act
Administrative remediesCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentEmergency medical services and trauma careHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesLandlord and tenantLow- and moderate-income housing

Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6820| House 
| Updated: 5/12/2020
Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grant program to provide rental assistance for short-term and medium-term housing to homeless individuals or families, or those who are at risk of homelessness, and expands eligibility for such additional assistance. For assistance provided under the bill, the term at risk of homelessness shall include individuals and families that have an income below 80% of the median income for the area (rather than 30% of the area median income, as under current law). Rental assistance provided under the bill shall generally be limited to 120% of the HUD-established fair market rent for the area, whereas currently rental assistance under the program is generally limited to 100% of an area's fair market rent. Such assistance may not be conditioned on any prerequisite activities, such as receiving treatment. HUD may, with some limitations, waive requirements or establish alternative requirements related to such assistance if doing so is necessary to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
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Timeline
May 12, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3685
Introduced in Senate
May 12, 2020
Introduced in House
May 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • May 12, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3685
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 12, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • May 12, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Denny Heck

Denny Heck

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (161)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Kim Schrier (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Kwanza Hall (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Mike Levin (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee

Housing and Community Development

Related Bills

  • S 116-3685: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020
  • HR 116-7301: Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
  • HR 116-6800: The Heroes Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentEmergency medical services and trauma careHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesLandlord and tenantLow- and moderate-income housing