[Congressional Bills 116th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6295 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6295 To require issuance of guidance by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development regarding protecting the homeless who reside in certain federally assisted properties from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID- 19), and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2020 Mr. Stivers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require issuance of guidance by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development regarding protecting the homeless who reside in certain federally assisted properties from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID- 19), and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Elderly Residents Act of 2020''. SEC. 2. GUIDANCE ON ACCESS TO PROPERTIES. Not later than the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue guidance setting forth limitations on non- emergency and non-resident access to public housing (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b))) and projects for supportive housing for the elderly assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) designed to limit the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID- 19). <all>