3.0.0 6867 2023-01-11T13:42:55Z 2023-01-11T13:42:55Z House HR 2020-05-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 91 (Thursday, May 14, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas:H.R. 6867.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8By Mr. GREEN of TexasH.R. 6868.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Taxing and Spending Clause: Article 1, Section 8, clause1--provides Congress authority to, inter alia, enact spendinglegislation.Commerce Clause: Article 1, Section 8, clause 3--providesCongress with the power to regulate commerce with foreignnations and among the states, including the use of thechannels of interstate commerce, the instrumentalities ofinterstate commerce, or persons or things in interstatecommerce.Necessary and Proper Clause: Article 1, Section 8, clause18--allows Congress the power to make all laws that arenecessary and proper for executing its enumerated powers andall other powers vested by the Constitution in the U.S.Government.[Page H2004]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-14T19:03:10Z 2020-05-14 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2020-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 N S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2020-11-12 False Housing and Community Development Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Government trust funds Health promotion and preventive care Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Housing and Community Development 00 2020-05-14 Introduced in House 2021-02-16T21:05:13Z Housing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2020

This bill addresses the administration and funding of certain housing assistance programs in relation to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) may waive requirements or specify alternative requirements related to the use of funds from the Housing Trust Fund and the self-help housing assistance program, except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment, if doing so is necessary to respond to the COVID-19 emergency. (The Housing Trust Fund provides grants to states for housing for low-income families, while the self-help housing assistance program provides grants to organizations that facilitate home ownership.)

Furthermore, funds previously made available for the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, a program that supports local efforts to revitalize public and HUD-assisted housing, shall remain available through FY2021.

Additionally, the bill invalidates the FY2020 request for applications for funding under the Continuum of Care program, which funds efforts to address homelessness. Instead, HUD shall distribute amounts for FY2020 based on the results of the competition for FY2019.

]]> Housing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2020 Display Title Housing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To provide necessary flexibility under programs for federally assisted housing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Housing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6867ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6867ih.xml 2020-05-14 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.