# 116-hr-6362: Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020

116-hr-6362, Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6362
- Congress: 116
- Title: Public Health Emergency Shelter Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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 (8)

- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## 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-5845: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5543: No War Against Iran Act
- 116-hr-3884: MORE Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6362 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6362)

## 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-5845: Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5845)
- [116-hr-5543: No War Against Iran Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5543)
- [116-hr-3884: MORE Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3884)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6362 (as of 2025-11-18).