Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Support Homeowners, Renters Struggling Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) in introducing the Coronavirus Housing Counseling Improvement Act, legislation that would expand access to critical information, assistance programs and services for millions of families struggling to remain in their homes because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout. Specifically, this legislation would provide $700 million for NeighborWorks to support housing counseling services to help homeowners, renters, people experiencing homelessness, and people at risk of homelessness navigate their housing options and rights during the COVID-19 crisis. The bill also requires that no less than 40 percent of the $700 million fund be targeted to counseling organizations that serve minority and low-income homeowners and renters.

"People across Nevada have had their lives upended by the coronavirus crisis, and in this pandemic, housing is health care. We need to do everything we can to ensure Nevadans, especially those in communities that are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, have the information and resources they need to navigate their housing options during the COVID-19 crisis. This bill to support housing counseling services would help us achieve that goal and keep people in their homes."

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