,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #g1 #bjbj  
,mr4 ,cohen introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to provide for prohibitions on   
eviction1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,emergency ,eviction ,enforcement   
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,prohibitions on    
eviction  7a7 ,in general ,part #a of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #abe4 ,prohibitions on      
eviction  #bgda4 ,prohibition on        
eviction during national emergency4     
#bgda4 ,prohibition on eviction during  
national emergency  7a7 ,civil action   
,any person injured by a violation of   
this section may bring a cause of action
 for injunctive relief and damages equal
 to three times to amount of the injury1
 and may be awarded attorneys' fees4    

7b7 ,in general ,whoever1 being a lessor
 of a covered dwelling1 knowingly--     
7#a7 repossesses or physically attempts 
to repossess a covered dwelling from a  
tenant of the covered dwelling without a
 duly issued order from a court of      
jurisdiction2  7#b7 threatens1 harasses1
 intimidates1 or creates a hostile      
environment for a tenant of a covered   
dwelling for the purpose of causing the 
tenant to vacate the covered dwelling2  
or  7#c7 impairs the habitability of a  
covered dwelling 7including suspending  
utility service1 changing locks1        
refusing to repair structure1 plumbing1 
electrical1 ventilation systems1        
maintain appliances in state of good    
repair7 for the purpose of causing the  
tenant to vacate the covered dwelling1  
shall be punished as provided in        
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,punishments       
,whoever violates subsection 7b7 shall--
  7#a7 for a first offense1 be          
imprisoned not more than #a year or     
fined under this title1 or both2 and    

7#b7 for each subsequent offense1 be    
imprisoned for not more than #e years or
 fined under this title1 or both4  7d7  
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
dwelling-- 7#a7 has the meaning given   
the term in section #hjb of the ,fair   
,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjb72 and
  7#b7 includes houses and dwellings    
described in section #hjc7;b7 of such   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjc7;b774  ,for   
purposes of this section1 a dwelling    
shall be located in an area designated  
by the ,president as a national         
emergency1 for the duration of the      
designation1 under the ,national        
,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja  
et seq471 ,public ,health ,service ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d71 or ,robert ,t4  
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq474  4  7b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
chapters for such part is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#abe4,prohibitions on eviction#bgda  4