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H.R. 6729: COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act of 2020

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H.R. 6729: COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-05 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] · 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 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act of 2020

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

COVID-19 Homeowner Assistance Fund Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] · 35 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Maxine Waters (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Al Green (D-TX), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Ed Case (D-HI), Adam Smith (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Dwight Evans (D-PA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6729 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116