# 116-hr-6859: Public Housing and Section 8 Operational Response Act for COVID-19

116-hr-6859, Public Housing and Section 8 Operational Response Act for COVID-19, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6859
- Congress: 116
- Title: Public Housing and Section 8 Operational Response Act for COVID-19
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Public Housing and Section 8 Operational Response Act for COVID-19 This bill authorizes additional housing choice vouchers for low-income tenants and additional assistance for public housing agencies.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8406: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-8113: Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7946: Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act
- 116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act
- 116-hr-7402: Protecting Renters from Eviction and Fees Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6859 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6859)

## Related
- [116-hr-8406: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Septemb…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8406)
- [116-hr-8113: Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8113)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7946: Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7946)
- [116-hr-7517: Protect Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7517)
- [116-hr-7402: Protecting Renters from Eviction and Fees Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7402)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6859 (as of 2025-11-18).