,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bi1     
#bjbj,ms4 ,warren 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,brown1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4
 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4       
,smith1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,wyden1     
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4
 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,cardin1    
,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,harris1 and ,mr4 
,schumer7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide a temporary moratorium on       
eviction filings1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting ,renters
 from ,evictions and ,fees ,act of      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,eviction moratorium        
,section #djbd of the ,,cares ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #ijeh7 is amended to read as  
follows3  #djbd4 ,temporary moratorium  
on eviction filings  7a7 ,findings      
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 according to

 the #bjah ,american ,community ,survey1
 #cf percent of households in the       
,united ,states1 or more than           
#dc1jjj1jjj people1 are renters2  7#b7  
in #bjai1 renters in the ,united ,states
 paid #eab1jjj1jjj1jjj in rent2  7#c7   
according to the ,joint ,center for     
,housing ,studies of ,harvard           
,university1 #bj1hjj1jjj renters in the 
,united ,states spent more than #cj     
percent of their incomes on housing in  
#bjah and #aj1ijj1jjj renters spent more
 than #ej percent of their incomes on   
housing in the same year2  7#d7         
according to data from the ,department  
of ,labor1 more than #dj1jjj1jjj people 
in the ,united ,states have filed for   
unemployment since the ,,covid-#ai      
pandemic began2  7#e7 the impacts of the
 spread of ,,covid-#ai1 which is now    
considered a global pandemic1 are       
expected to negatively impact the       
incomes of potentially millions of      
renter households1 making it difficult  
for them to pay their rent on time2 and 

7#f7 evictions in the current           
environment would increase homelessness 
and housing instability1 which would be 
counterproductive to the public health  
goals of keeping individuals in their   
homes to the greatest extent possible4  
7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,covered dwelling ,the term covered     
dwelling means a dwelling that is       
occupied by a tenant-- 7,a7 pursuant to 
a residential lease2 or  7,b7 without a 
lease or with a lease terminable at will
 under ,state law4  7#b7 ,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 a house or   
dwelling described in section #hjc7;b7  
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjc7;b774 
7c7 ,moratorium ,during the #a-year     
period beginning on ,march #bg1 #bjbj1  
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 charges1 or for
 reasons motivated wholly or in part by 
the nonpayment of rent or other fees or 
charges by the tenant2 or  7#b7 charge  
fees1 penalties1 or other charges to the
 tenant related to such nonpayment of   
rent4  7d7 ,notice ,to vacate after     
moratorium expiration date ,after the   
expiration of the period described in   
subsection 7c71 the lessor of a covered 
dwelling may not require the tenant to  
vacate the covered dwelling by reason of
 nonpayment of rent or other fees or    
charges before the expiration of the    
#cj-;day period that begins upon the    
provision by the lessor to the tenant1  
after the expiration of the period      
described in subsection 7c71 of a notice
 to vacate the covered dwelling4  4