,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cehe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #be1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,jones 7for himself and ,mr4  
,brown7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to place a 
moratorium on evictions during the      
coronavirus emergency4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,moratorium on ,coronavirus ,evictions  
,act4  #b4 ,temporary moratorium on     
eviction filings  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,covered dwelling    
,the term covered dwelling means a      
dwelling that-- 7,a7 is occupied by a   
tenant-- 7i7 pursuant to a residential  
lease2 or  7ii7 without a lease or with 
a lease terminable under ,state law2 and
  7,b7 is on or in a covered property4  
7#b7 ,covered property ,the term covered
 property means any property that-- 7,a7
 participates in-- 7i7 a covered housing
 program 7as defined in section         

#dadaa7;a7 of the ,violence ,against    
,women ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#abdia7;a7772 or  7ii7 the rural housing
 voucher program under section #edb of  
the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #adijr72 or  7,b7 has a-- 7i7 
federally backed mortgage loan2 or  7ii7
 federally backed multifamily mortgage  
loan4  7#c7 ,dwelling ,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  7#d7   
,federally backed mortgage loan ,the    
term federally backed mortgage loan     
includes any loan 7other than temporary 
financing such as a construction loan7  
that-- 7,a7 is secured by a first or    
subordinate lien on residential real    
property 7including individual units of 
condominiums and cooperatives7 designed 
principally for the occupancy of from #a
 to #d families1 including any such     

secured loan1 the proceeds of which are 
used to prepay or pay off an existing   
loan secured by the same property2 and  
7,b7 is made in whole or in part1 or    
insured1 guaranteed1 supplemented1 or   
assisted in any way1 by any officer or  
agency of the ,federal ,government or   
under or in connection with a housing or
 urban development program administered 
by the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban
 ,development or a housing or related   
program administered by any other such  
officer or agency1 or is purchased or   
securitized by the ,federal ,home ,loan 
,mortgage ,corporation or the ,federal  
,national ,mortgage ,association4  7#e7 
,federally backed multifamily mortgage  
loan ,the term federally backed         
multifamily mortgage loan includes any  
loan 7other than temporary financing    
such as a construction loan7 that-- 7,a7
 is secured by a first or subordinate   
lien on residential multifamily real    
property designed principally for the   
occupancy of #e or more families1       

including any such secured loan1 the    
proceeds of which are used to prepay or 
pay off an existing loan secured by the 
same property2 and  7,b7 is made in     
whole or in part1 or insured1           
guaranteed1 supplemented1 or assisted in
 any way1 by any officer or agency of   
the ,federal ,government or under or in 
connection with a housing or urban      
development program administered by the 
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development or a housing or related    
program administered by any other such  
officer or agency1 or is purchased or   
securitized by the ,federal ,home ,loan 
,mortgage ,corporation or the ,federal  
,national ,mortgage ,association4  7b7  
,moratorium ,during the #abj-;day period
 beginning on the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the lessor of a covered      
dwelling may not-- 7#a7 make1 or cause  
to be made1 any filing with the court of
 jurisdiction to initiate a legal action
 to recover possession of the covered   
dwelling from the tenant for nonpayment 

of rent or other fees or charges2 or    
7#b7 charge fees1 penalties1 or other   
charges to the tenant related to such   
nonpayment of rent4  7c7 ,notice ,the   
lessor of a covered dwelling unit-- 7#a7
 may not require the tenant to vacate   
the covered dwelling unit before the    
date that is #cj days after the date on 
which the lessor provides the tenant    
with a notice to vacate2 and  7#b7 may  
not issue a notice to vacate under      
paragraph 7#a7 until after the          
expiration of the period described in   
subsection 7b74