Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring Safe Housing for Homeless During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act of 2020”.
Ensuring Safe Housing for Homeless During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act of 2020
A BILL
To authorize the use of certain homeless assistance amounts to rent hotel and motel rooms, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Use of CARES Act assistance for homeless families
The matter under the heading “Department of Housing and Urban Development—Community Planning And Development—Homeless Assistance Grants” in title XII of division B of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) is amended by inserting before the final proviso the following: “Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available under this heading may be used to provide a voucher for rental of a hotel or motel room for a homeless individual or household without regard to any existing requirement under law or regulation conditioning such use on the unavailability of an appropriate emergency shelter:”.