,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bi1 #bjbj,ms4   
,w>r5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4       
,durb91 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1    
,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1   
,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4       
,duckwor?1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,leahy1   
,mr4 ,c>d91 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 
& ,mr4 ,s*um]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs  ,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 
,evictions & ,fees ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4   
,eviction moratorium ,section #djbd ( ! 
,,c>es ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijeh7 is    
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #djbd4         
,tempor>y moratorium on eviction fil+s  
7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7      
accord+ to ! #bjah ,am]ican ,community  
,survey1 #cf p]c5t ( h\seholds 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 or m ?an #dc1jjj1jjj p1  

are r5t]s2  7#b7 9 #bjai1 r5t]s 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates paid #eab1jjj1jjj1jjj 9   
r5t2  7#c7 accord+ to ! ,jo9t ,c5t] =   
,h\s+ ,/udies ( ,h>v>d ,univ]sity1      
#bj1hjj1jjj r5t]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates sp5t
 m ?an #cj p]c5t ( _! incomes on h\s+ 9 
#bjah & #aj1ijj1jjj 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 #dj1jjj1jjj p 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates 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 to ! public heal? goals 
( keep+ individuals 9 _! homes to !     
greate/ ext5t possible4  7b7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 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+-- 7,a7 has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #hjb ( !   
,fair ,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfjb72 
&  7,b7 includes a h\se or dwell+       
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