US Congress House Bill 6492 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-0)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-04-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sets forth additional housing protections during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period. Mortgage holders and lenders are prohibited from requiring payment on a mortgage deferred during the COVID-19 emergency period until the later of (1) the last day of the loan term, or (2) the end of the deferral period. The bill establishes the Tenant Protection Program that provides loans to landlords who waive rent during the COVID-19 emergency period. The bill also provides for forgiveness of these loans if the landlord provides lease extensions and agrees not to evict tenants. applies retroactively to the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency period and applies to any future declared COVID-19 emergency period.

Ensuring HOMES Act Ensuring Homeowner and Occupant Monetary Encouragement and Stability Act

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]
Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2020-04-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6492/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6492/BILLS-116hr6492ih.pdf