US HR6347

Bill

US HR6347

Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020

Introduced
03/23/2020

In Committee
03/23/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To establish a moratorium on evictions from rental dwelling units during the public health emergency relating to coronavirus, and for other purposes. This bill establishes a moratorium on the initiation of eviction proceedings, except with respect to tenants who have perpetrated certain criminal acts, for a period that lasts until six months after the termination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the presidential emergency declaration relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

AI Summary

This bill establishes a moratorium on the initiation of eviction proceedings, except for tenants who have committed certain criminal acts, for a period that lasts until six months after the termination of the federal emergency declaration related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill defines a "covered dwelling" as a residential property occupied by a tenant either under a lease or without a lease. After the moratorium ends, landlords must provide tenants with a 30-day notice to vacate the property. The bill is intended to prevent increased homelessness and housing instability during the public health crisis.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (51)

Chuy García (D)*, Don Beyer (D), Earl Blumenauer (D), Tony Cárdenas (D), André Carson (D), Judy Chu (D), David Cicilline (D), Steve Cohen (D), Danny Davis (D), Peter DeFazio (D), Rosa DeLauro (D), Mark DeSaulnier (D), Eliot Engel (D), Anna Eshoo (D), Adriano Espaillat (D), Marcia Fudge (D), Sylvia Garcia (D), Raúl Grijalva (D), Debra Haaland (D), Alcee Hastings (D), Pramila Jayapal (D), Marcy Kaptur (D), Joseph Kennedy (D), Ro Khanna (D), Barbara Lee (D), Andy Levin (D), John Lewis (D), Stephen Lynch (D), Carolyn Maloney (D), Jerry McNerney (D), Grace Meng (D), Jerry Nadler (D), Joe Neguse (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D), Ilhan Omar (D), Mark Pocan (D), Ayanna Pressley (D), Kathleen Rice (D), Bobby Rush (D), Tim Ryan (D), Michael San Nicolas (D), Jan Schakowsky (D), Darren Soto (D), Rashida Tlaib (D), Norma Torres (D), Juan Vargas (D), Nydia Velázquez (D), Maxine Waters (D), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D), Frederica Wilson (D),

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 03/23/2020)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6347/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6347/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6347/BILLS-116hr6347ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6347/BILLS-116hr6347ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR6321	Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Small Business, the Judiciary, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Related
HR6379	Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020	Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Related
HR6800	The Heroes Act	Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.	Related
HRes967	Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 965) authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 6800) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from May 19, 2020, t	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To

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