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H.R. 6308: Housing is a Human Right Act of 2020

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H.R. 6308: Housing is a Human Right Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-03-19 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-03-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Housing is a Human Right Act of 2020

Plain summary

Housing is a Human Right Act of 2020 This bill establishes and expands programs to assist homeless and housing-unstable individuals and establishes new real property-related taxes to fund specified Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs. HUD must establish the Community Development Block Grant Plus Program for state and local governments to assist homeless and housing-unstable individuals as well as cost-burdened households. These funds may be used only for certain activities that assist these populations, including the construction of new affordable housing. The bill also establishes other grant programs to assist these individuals, such as by facilitating access to voting and libraries. Governmental entities may not receive assistance under the bill unless they have, or are working to implement, policies that (1) do not criminally punish homeless individuals for sleeping outside or on public property, and (2) comply with constitutional protections for these individuals' property. In addition, the bill establishes taxes on (1) the sale or exchange of real property of at least $10 million, (2) the sale or exchange of real property involving an anonymous entity, and (3) rent received by landlords that own large amounts of dwelling units. The revenue from these taxes must be credited to various HUD programs in specified percentages. The Government Accountability Office must study (1) the allocation formula for Emergency Food and Shelter grants, (2) recipient compliance with various grant program guidelines, and (3) barriers related to access to essential documents that homeless and housing-unstable individuals face.

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Official text

Housing is a Human Right Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · 15 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Grace Meng (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Judy Chu (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6308 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116