# 116-hr-6748: Direct Support for Communities Act

116-hr-6748, Direct Support for Communities Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY); status Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6748
- Congress: 116
- Title: Direct Support for Communities Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-05-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Direct Support for Communities Act This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award additional Community Development Block Grants to units of local government and counties to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19). Specifically, within 30 days, HUD must distribute 50% of such funds to metropolitan cities and other units of local government and 50% to counties and parishes. Such funds may be used to cover costs or replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues stemming from the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. In addition, the funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-05-28T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
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- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6748 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6748)

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