,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bi1 #bjbj,mr4  
,g>ca ( ,ill9ois 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,lee (
 ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mrs4       
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 
,haal&1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1    
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4      
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1
 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4    
,wat]s1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u 
( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 
,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,ms4    
,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4     
,coh51 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 
,mr4 ,ha/+s1 & ,mr4 ,mfume7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide a tempor>y moratorium on        
eviction fil+s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  

,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,r5t]s f ,eviction & ,fees    
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,eviction moratorium 
,! ,,c>es ,act is am5d$ by /rik+ section
 #djbd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijeh2 ,public    
,law #aaf-acf2 #acd ,/at4 #dib7 & ins]t+
 ! foll[+ new section3  #djbd4 ,tempor>y
 moratorium on eviction fil+s  7a7      
,congressional f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds  
t-- 7#a7 accord+ to ! #bjah ,am]ican    
,community ,survey1 #cf p]c5t (         
h\seholds 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates--m ?an #dc  
million h\seholds--are r5t]s2  7#b7 9   
#bjai alone1 r5t]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
paid #eab billion 9 r5t2  7#c7 accord+  
to ! ,jo9t ,c5t] = ,h\s+ ,/udies (      
,h>v>d ,univ]sity1 #bj4h million r5t]s 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates sp5t m ?an #cj p]c5t ( 
_! incomes on h\s+ 9 #bjah & #aj4i      
million r5t]s sp5t m ?an #ej p]c5t ( _! 
incomes on h\s+ 9 ! same ye>2  7#d7     
accord+ to data f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1 
m ?an #dj million p h fil$ = unemploym5t
 s9ce ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic began2  7#e7 
! impacts ( ! spread ( ,,covid-#ai1 :i* 

is n[ consid]$ a global p&emic1 are     
expect$ to negatively impact ! incomes (
 pot5tially millions ( r5t] h\seholds1  
mak+ x difficult = !m to pay _! r5t on  
"t2 &  7#f7 evictions 9 ! curr5t        
environm5t w\ld increase homelessness & 
h\s+ in/ability1 :i* w\ld be            
c\nt]productive t[>ds ! public heal?    
goals ( keep+ individuals 9 _! homes to 
! greate/ ext5t possible4  7b7          
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section1 !
 foll[+ def9itions %all apply3 7#a7     
,cov]$ dwell+ ,! t]m cov]$ dwell+ means 
a dwell+ t is occupi$ by a t5ant-- 7,a7 
pursuant to a resid5tial lease2 or  7,b7
 )\t a lease or ) a lease t]m9able at w 
"u ,/ate law4  7#b7 ,dwell+ ,! t]m      
dwell+' has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #hjb ( ! ,fair ,h\s+ ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cfjb7 & includes h\ses &     
dwell+s describ$ 9 section #hjc7;b7 (   
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjc7;b774  7c7
 ,moratorium ,dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+
 on ,m>* #bg1 #bjbj1 ! lessor ( a cov]$ 
dwell+ may n-- 7#a7 make1 or cause to be

 made1 any fil+ ) ! c\rt ( jurisdiction 
to initiate a legal action to recov]    
possession ( ! cov]$ dwell+ f ! t5ant = 
nonpaym5t ( r5t or o!r fees or *>ges1 or
 = reasons motivat$ :olly or 9 "p by !  
nonpaym5t ( r5t or o!r fees or *>ges by 
! t5ant2 or  7#b7 *>ge fees1 p5alties1  
or o!r *>ges to ! t5ant relat$ to su*   
nonpaym5t ( r5t4  7d7 ,notice ,to vacate
 aft] moratorium expiration date ,aft] !
 expiration ( ! p]iod describ$ 9        
subsection 7c71 ! lessor ( a cov]$      
dwell+ may n require ! t5ant to vacate !
 cov]$ dwell+ by reason ( nonpaym5t (   
r5t or o!r fees or *>ges be=e !         
expiration ( ! #cj-;day p]iod t beg9s ^u
 ! provision by ! lessor to ! t5ant1    
aft] ! expiration ( ! p]iod describ$ 9  
subsection 7c71 ( a notice to vacate !  
cov]$ dwell+4  4