House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 2020
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 29, 2020 · 232–180
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 30, 2020 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7301.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7301, Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020” on June 26, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As Introduced in the House of Representatives on June 24, 2020”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 26, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56445
- CBO publication date
- June 26, 2020
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7301, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7301
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. WATERS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 116, June 24, 2020, Page H2419):Article I, Section 8, cl. 1, To pay debts and provide for the common Defense and General Welfare of the United States. Article I, Section 8 cl. 3, To regulate Commerce with Foreign Nations, Among the Several States, and with the Indian Tribes. Article I, Section 8, cl. 18, To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the powers enumerated under section 8 and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 24, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 521 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7301, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7301
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7fbc9fe29f28da37770908c076e66e3de53b4ff2ab81aae8ef8fd647106c4a2e
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Jesús García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Denny Heck (D-WA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), David Scott (D-GA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.