H. R. 6859 — Public Housing and Section 8 Operational Response Act for COVID-19 (May 13, 2020)
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H. R. 6859 of the 116th Congress was introduced in the House of Representatives on May 13, 2020, by Velázquez with Waters and referred to the Committee on Financial Services. It may be cited as the Public Housing and Section 8 Operational Response Act for COVID-19. It authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2020 of $5,000,000,000 for the public housing operating fund, to remain available until September 30, 2021. It also authorizes $3,500,000,000 for tenant-based rental assistance, of which not more than $500,000,000 may be used for administrative fees.
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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6859
To authorize supplemental appropriations for public housing operations and
tenant-based rental assistance, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 13, 2020
Ms. VELÁZQUEZ (for herself and Ms. WATERS) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To authorize supplemental appropriations for public housing
operations and tenant-based rental assistance, and for
other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Housing and
5 Section 8 Operational Response Act for COVID-19’’.
6 SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AND TENANT-
7 BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
8 (a) PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND.—There is
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10 for fiscal year 2020 for the Public Housing Operating
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1 Fund under section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act
2 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)) $5,000,000,000, to remain
3 available until September 30, 2021.
4 (b) TENANT-BASED SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSIST-
5 ANCE.—There is authorized to be appropriated for an ad-
6 ditional amount for fiscal year 2020 for the tenant-based
7 rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States
8 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o))
9 $3,500,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
10 2021, of which not more than $500,000,000 may be used
11 for administrative fees under section 8(q) of such Act (42
12 U.S.C. 1437f(q)).
13 (c) APPLICABILITY OF WAIVERS.—Any waiver or al-
14 ternative requirement made by the Secretary of Housing
15 and Urban Development pursuant to the heading ‘‘Ten-
16 ant-Based Rental Assistance’’ or ‘‘Public Housing Oper-
17 ating Fund’’ in title XII of division B of the CARES Act
18 (Public Law 116–136) shall apply with respect to amounts
19 made available pursuant to this section.
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