H.R. 6736House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

Protect Rural Renters Act of 2020

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The Protect Rural Renters Act of 2020 creates a $700 million rental‑assistance program for tenants living in multifamily housing projects that were financed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The money is available for the 2020 fiscal year through September 30, 2021 and is aimed at low‑income households in rural areas.

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Appropriates up to $700 million for FY 2020, with $25 million earmarked for additional rural housing vouchers for low‑income households in properties that have a Section 515 loan prepaid after 9/30/2005 or matured after 9/30/2019.
The remaining funds are used for new or renewed rural rental‑assistance agreements under the Housing Act, both to supplement assistance for households already receiving aid and to provide aid to eligible households not yet receiving it.
Amends the Multi‑Family Housing Revitalization Program Account in the 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act by removing a specific voucher‑amount provision.

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Financial Services Committee

May 8, 2020

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Introduced in House

May 8, 2020

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Financial Services Committee

May 8, 2020

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Introduced in HouseIssued May 8, 2020

116th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6736

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 8, 2020

Mrs. Axne (for herself, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

To provide rental assistance to tenants in multifamily rural housing projects financed by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protect Rural Renters Act of 2020.

Rural rental assistance

(a)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 $700,000,000 for rural rental assistance, which shall remain available until September 30, 2021, of which—

(1)

up to $25,000,000 million may be used for an additional amount for rural housing vouchers for any low-income households (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005, or has matured after September 30, 2019; and

(2)

the remainder shall be used for an additional amount for rural rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)) to—

(A)

supplement the rental assistance of households on whose behalf assistance is being provided; and

(B)

provide rental assistance on behalf of households who are not being assisted with such rental assistance but who qualify for such assistance.

(b)

Rural housing vouchers

The matter under the heading Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program Account in title III of division B of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94) is amended by striking the second proviso (relating to the amount of a voucher).