Emergency Assistance for Renters Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-09Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2021-03-09Introduced in House
- 2021-03-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-09 (00)
Emergency Assistance for Renters Act of 2021
This bill provides additional FY2021 funding for the Department of the Treasury's Emergency Rental Assistance program, which was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provides grants to states, local governments, and territories for financial assistance to households for rent, utilities, and other housing expenses. Low-income households that are at risk of homelessness and are experiencing unemployment or financial hardship are eligible. The aggregate period of assistance a household may receive under this program may not exceed 18 months.
Subjects
- American Samoa
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Caribbean area
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government studies and investigations
- Guam
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing supply and affordability
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Landlord and tenant
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Unemployment
- Virgin Islands
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