# 116-hr-7084: Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2020

116-hr-7084, Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7084
- Congress: 116
- Title: Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-06-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Emergency Housing Voucher Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide emergency rental assistance vouchers for public housing agencies (PHAs) to administer to eligible low-income families. In administering the vouchers, PHAs must give preference to families that are (1) homeless; (2) at risk of homelessness; or (3) fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7084 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7084)

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- [116-hr-8595: To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and s…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8595)
- [116-hr-8495: SECURE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8495)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7084 (as of 2025-11-18).