Supporting the designation of March 2021 as Endometriosis Awareness Month.
- Last Action
- 2/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-01-04Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2021-01-04Introduced in House
- 2021-01-04Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-04 (00)
Ensuring Homeowner and Occupant Monetary Encouragement and Stability Act or the Ensuring HOMES Act
This bill sets forth additional housing protections during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period.
Mortgage holders and lenders are prohibited from requiring payment on a mortgage deferred during the COVID-19 emergency period until the later of (1) the last day of the loan term, or (2) the end of the deferral period.
The bill establishes the Tenant Protection Program that provides loans to landlords who waive rent during the COVID-19 emergency period. The bill also provides for forgiveness of these loans if the landlord provides lease extensions and agrees not to evict tenants.
This bill applies retroactively to the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency period and applies to any future declared COVID-19 emergency period.
Cosponsors (17)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- Val Demings (D-FL)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- KWEISI MFUME (D-MD)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Landlord and tenant
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