Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020
Latest action · Jun 1, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 1, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020
This bill authorizes additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program to assist individuals and families experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness and to otherwise address needs arising from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 1, 2020 to Sep 8, 2020, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jun 1, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jun 1, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6362 | Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 23, 2020 |
| HR 6724 | Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020 | Related bill | May 5, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Building construction
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing supply and affordability
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Wages and earnings
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2020Introduced in Senate
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