# 116-hr-6314: Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020

116-hr-6314, Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6314
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020 This bill authorizes additional grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to provide expanded housing support to individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in response to needs arising from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public-health emergency.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5602: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5221: 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-6314 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6314)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6820)
- [116-hr-5602: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5602)
- [116-hr-5221: 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5221)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6314 (as of 2025-11-18).