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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5307 
To clarify that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has authority 
to implement a residential eviction moratorium under the quarantine 
authority vested by the Public Health Service Act, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 
Ms. BUSH (for herself, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. 
OMAR, Mr. JONES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
LEE of California, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. 
DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. 
BASS, Ms. MENG, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. NADLER, 
Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. WILLIAMS of Geor-
gia, Ms. TLAIB, and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To clarify that the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
has authority to implement a residential eviction morato-
rium under the quarantine authority vested by the Public 
Health Service Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keeping Renters Safe 
Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION HHS HAS AUTHORITY FOR RESI-
DENTIAL EVICTION MORATORIA. 
Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 264) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) Consistent with the standard described in sub-
section (a), regulations under this section may implement, 
maintain, or extend a residential eviction moratorium.’’. 
SEC. 3. COVID–19 EVICTION MORATORIUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall implement a national residential 
eviction moratorium under section 361 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264) to reduce the intro-
duction, transmission, and spread of COVID–19 and oth-
erwise address the public health emergency declared under 
section 319 of the such Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect 
to COVID–19. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The moratorium under sub-
section (a) shall— 
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(1) be automatic, without requiring individuals 
to apply for coverage; and 
(2) apply to all residential eviction filings, hear-
ings, judgments, and execution of judgments, except 
that the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
may establish moratorium exceptions necessary to 
protect the health and safety of others. 
(c) PERIOD FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH EMER-
GENCY.—The moratorium under subsection (a) shall re-
main in effect at least 60 days after the conclusion of the 
public health emergency described in such subsection, in-
cluding any extensions thereof. 
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