Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 2, 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.
- IntroducedJul 2, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020
This bill authorizes additional assistance for supportive housing for the elderly.
Among other things, the bill authorizes additional rental assistance for low-income elderly persons and additional grants to certain federally assisted housing projects to provide service coordinators to prevent, prepare for, or respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 2, 2020 to Aug 4, 2020; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jul 2, 2020 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Aug 4, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Aug 4, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 2, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 2, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6873 | Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020 | Related bill | May 14, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize supplemental funding for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing for the elderly and disabled
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Minority employment
- Performance measurement
- Telephone and wireless communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2020Introduced in Senate
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