,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fccj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1          
#bjbj,mrs4 ,axne introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize additional     
funding for the housing counseling      
program of the ,department of ,housing  
and ,urban ,development4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,coronavirus ,housing ,counseling       
,support ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the      
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 spread of ,,covid-#ai1 which is now    
considered a global pandemic1 is        
expected to negatively impact the       
incomes of potentially millions of      
homeowners1 making it difficult for them
 to pay their mortgages on time4  7#b7  
,housing counseling is critical to      
ensuring that homeowners have the       
resources they need to navigate the loss
 mitigation options available to them   
while they are experiencing financial   

hardship4  #c4 ,,hud counseling program 
authorization ,there is authorized to be
 appropriated the ,secretary of ,housing
 and ,urban ,development #gjj1jjj1jjj to
 carry out counseling services described
 under section #ajf of the ,housing and 
,urban ,development ,act of #aifh 7#ab  
,u4,s4,c4 #agjax74