H.R. 6294House116th Congress (2019-2021)Passed House

Improving Emergency Disease Response via Housing Act of 2020

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The Improving Emergency Disease Response via Housing Act of 2020 directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to share location data about supportive housing for elderly residents and areas with high concentrations of unsheltered homelessness with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The goal is to help HHS target COVID‑19 outreach and services to people most at risk. The bill requires that any shared data be stripped of personal identifiers and used only for this public‑health purpose.

Key Provisions

HUD must provide HHS with information on where supportive housing projects for the elderly and Continuums of Care with many unsheltered homeless individuals are located.
All personally identifiable information must be removed before the data is shared, and HUD must put safeguards in place to protect privacy.
HUD must promptly consult with HHS after the law takes effect to arrange the data sharing.
The shared information may not be disclosed to any agency beyond HHS or used for any purpose other than the intended public‑health outreach.

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

September 22, 2020

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

March 19, 2020

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Financial Services Committee

March 19, 2020

HouseFloor

Mr. Sherman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

September 21, 2020 • 4:56 PM

HouseFloor

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4607-4608)

September 21, 2020 • 4:57 PM

HouseFloor

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6294.

September 21, 2020 • 4:57 PM

HouseFloor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

September 21, 2020 • 5:02 PM

HouseFloor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4607-4608)

September 21, 2020 • 5:02 PM

HouseFloor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

September 21, 2020 • 5:02 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

September 22, 2020

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Referred in SenateIssued September 22, 2020

IIB

116th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6294

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 22, 2020

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

AN ACT

To require data sharing regarding protecting the homeless from coronavirus, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Improving Emergency Disease Response via Housing Act of 2020.

Data sharing between HUD and HHS

(a)

In general

For the purpose of increasing the ability of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to target outreach to populations vulnerable to contracting coronavirus, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall share with the Secretary of Health and Human Services information regarding the location of projects for supportive housing for the elderly assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) and the location of Continuums of Care with high concentration of unsheltered homelessness.

(b)

Removal of personally identifiable information

In sharing the information required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall ensure that appropriate administrative and physical safeguards are in place to remove all personally identifiable information.

(c)

Consultation

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services promptly after the date of the enactment of this Act to provide for the sharing of the information required under subsection (a).

(d)

Limitation

Information shared pursuant to this Act shall not be shared beyond the Department of Health and Human Services or used for purposes beyond those intended in the Act.

Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 2020.

Cheryl L. Johnson,

Clerk.