# 116-hr-6890: Ensuring Safe Housing for Homeless During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act of 2020

116-hr-6890, Ensuring Safe Housing for Homeless During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6890
- Congress: 116
- Title: Ensuring Safe Housing for Homeless During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Safe Housing for Homeless During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act of 2020 This bill allows homeless assistance grants provided in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic to be used to rent hotel or motel rooms even when an emergency shelter is available.

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- 116-hr-8898: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8893: Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act
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## Sources
- [116-hr-6890 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6890)

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- [116-hr-8898: Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8898)
- [116-hr-8893: Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8893)
- [116-hr-8856: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in rec…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8856)
- [116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8782)
- [116-hr-8755: Expanded Telehealth Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6890 (as of 2025-11-18).