HR-6729 : Still Just a Bill

COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act of 2020

This bill establishes the Homeowner Assistance Fund at the Department of the Treasury to support state housing finance agencies. The funds may be used to prevent mortgage defaults, housing foreclosures, and the displacement of families and individuals experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020. Funds may specifically be used for assistance with mortgage payments, taxes, specified insurance, homeowner association fees, utility payments, and for the reimbursement of state or local funds previously used to provide such assistance as a response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The bill otherwise provides for income requirements and allocation of funds to eligible states, territories, and tribes.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-05-05IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2020-05-05IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2020-05-05IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Housing and Community Development
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  • American Samoa
  • Appropriations
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Caribbean area
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Energy assistance for the poor and aged
  • Foreign language and bilingual programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Guam
  • Housing and community development funding
  • Housing finance and home ownership
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Landlord and tenant
  • Lighting, heating, cooling
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Public utilities and utility rates
  • Puerto Rico
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Virgin Islands

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