Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-4791
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2021-07-29
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health promotion and preventive care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Landlord and tenant
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Commerce be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4791 and offered an amendment to the bill. Objection heard. (text: CR H4302)

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill extends through December 31, 2021, the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention titled <i>Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID&#8211;19</i> and published on September 4, 2020.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4791 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2021 Ms. Waters (for herself, Mrs. Beatty , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Pressley , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Green of Texas , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Pallone , Ms. Strickland , Ms. Adams , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Brown , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Mfume , Ms. Bass , Mrs. Demings , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Horsford , Mr. Takano , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Cooper , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Carson , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Lawrence , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Underwood , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Sherman , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Jeffries , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Gomez , Ms. Escobar , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Evans , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Doggett , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Payne , Mr. Bowman , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Omar , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Sewell , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Speier , Ms. Johnson of Texas , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Yarmuth , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. Jacobs of California , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Rush , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Meng , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Clyburn , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Ms. Titus , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Jones , Ms. Chu , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Ross , Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Himes , Ms. Dean , Mr. San Nicolas , Mrs. Axne , and Mr. David Scott of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To extend the moratorium on residential evictions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021 . 2. Extension of eviction moratorium The order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 264 ), entitled Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID–19 (85 Fed. Reg. 55292 (September 4, 2020)) is extended through December 31, 2021, notwithstanding the effective dates specified in such Order.