Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2020
This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide emergency rental assistance vouchers to public housing agencies (PHAs) to administer to eligible low-income families. In administering such vouchers, PHAs must give preference to families that are (1) homeless; (2) at risk of homelessness; or (3) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-02 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate |
| 2020-07-02 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |