# 116-hr-6873: Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020

116-hr-6873, Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6873
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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 (1)

- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6873 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6873)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6873 (as of 2025-11-18).