Renter Protection Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3913
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2021-06-15
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Appropriations

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Housing and community development funding

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Landlord and tenant

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-10
text: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. McHenry. Petition No: 117-5. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/20210910?CongressNum=117">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Renter Protection Act of 2021 </strong></p> <p>This bill limits the use and availability of assistance provided under certain emergency rental assistance programs created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, rental assistance not yet used by grantees to assist eligible households as of July 1, 2021, must only be used for rental arrears after this date, and not for rent, utilities and home energy costs and arrears, or other expenses as allowed under current law. Further, the bill changes the deadline for distribution of these funds from September 30, 2022, to December 31, 2021.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3913 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2021 Mr. McHenry (for himself, Mr. Lucas , Mr. Posey , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Huizenga , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Barr , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mr. Hill , Mr. Emmer , Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Mooney , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Budd , Mr. Kustoff , Mr. Hollingsworth , Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio , Mr. Rose , Mr. Steil , Mr. Gooden of Texas , Mr. Timmons , and Mr. Taylor ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To provide for expedited payment of emergency rental assistance funds, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renter Protection Act of 2021 . 2. Emergency rental assistance (a) ARPA funds Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058c(a)(1) ), amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) of such section shall be subject to the following requirements: (1) Payment Any amounts allocated to an eligible grantee that, as of July 1, 2021, have not been paid to the eligible grantee shall be paid (but not reallocated) to the eligible grantee in accordance with section 501(b) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058a(b) ), except that such section 501(b)(1)(A)(i) shall be applied to such amounts by substituting the Renter Protection Act of 2021 for this section . (2) Use for rental arrears; treatment Any amounts described in paragraph (1) and any amounts that have been paid to an eligible grantee under such section 3201 but have not been used, as of July 1, 2021, to assist an eligible household, shall be— (A) used only to provide financial assistance specified in paragraph (6) of section 501(c) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058a(c)(6) ), as added by subsection (b) of this section; and (B) treated as having been paid to such eligible grantee pursuant to such section 501(a) and shall be subject to the provisions of such section 501, as amended by this section, except to the extent inconsistent with this section. (b) Requirement To use Consolidated Appropriations Act funds for rental arrears Subsection (c) of section 501 of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058a(c) ), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Requirement to use assistance for rental arrears Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, effective July 1, 2021, any funds paid to an eligible grantee pursuant to subsection (a) that have not been used to assist an eligible household shall be used only to provide financial assistance to eligible households solely for the payment of rent arrears under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of this subsection. . (c) Availability of funds Paragraph (1) of section 501(e) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9058a(e)(1) ), is amended by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting December 31, 2021 .