,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #a1 #bjba ,mr4   
,coh5 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,om>1 & ,ms4     
,norton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to provide = prohibitions 
on eviction1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,em]g5cy ,eviction ,en=cem5t ,act (     
#bjba4  #b4 ,prohibition on eviction    
dur+ national em]g5cy  7a7 ,civil action
 ,any p]son injur$ by a violation ( ?is 
section1 or ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 on      
behalf ( su* p]son1 unless su* p]son at 
any "t may br+ a cause ( action =       
injunctive relief1 repossession ( !     
prop]ty "u ! t]ms prior to ! violation (
 ?is section1 & damages equal to !      
great] ( ?ree times ! am\nt ( ! injury  
or ?ree times ! am\nt ( any r5t *>g$ = !
 cov]$ dwell+ foll[+ a violation ( ?is  
section1 & may be aw>d$ attorneys' fees4
 ,if ! prevail+ p>ty is ! ,attorney     

,g5]al1 any damages recov]$ %all be     
disburs$ equally betwe5--  7#a7 ! victim
 ( ! (f5se2  7#b7 a fund t %all be      
available to ! ,attorney ,g5]al )\t     
fur!r appropriation or limitation z to  
fiscal ye>1 exclusively = purposes (    
engag+ 9 o!r civil actions "u ?is       
section2 &  7#c7 ! ,legal ,s]vices      
,corporation = purposes ( any activities
 to support ! provision ( fair h\s+4    
7b7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev]1 be+ a lessor ( a   
cov]$ dwell+1 kn[+ly--  7#a7 repossesses
 or physically attempts to repossess a  
cov]$ dwell+ f a t5ant ( ! cov]$ dwell+ 
)\t a duly issu$ ord] f a c\rt (        
jurisdiction2  7#b7 ?reat5s1 h>asses1   
intimidates1 or creates a ho/ile        
environm5t = a t5ant ( a cov]$ dwell+ = 
! purpose ( caus+ ! t5ant to vacate !   
cov]$ dwell+2 or  7#c7 impairs !        
habitability ( a cov]$ dwell+ 7includ+  
susp5d+ utility s]vice1 *ang+ locks1    
refus+ to repair /ructure1 plumb+1      
electrical1 v5tilation sy/ems1 ma9ta9   
appliances 9 /ate ( good repair7 = !    

purpose ( caus+ ! t5ant to vacate !     
cov]$ dwell+1  %all h violat$ ?is       
section4  7c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section3
  7#a7 ,! 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 h\ses & dwell+s describ$ 9
 section #hjc7;b7 ( su* ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cfjc7;b774  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$
 dwell+ means a dwell+ locat$ 9 an area 
designat$ by ! ,presid5t z a national   
em]g5cy1 = ! duration ( ! designation1  
"u ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej     
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471 ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d71 or
 ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &    
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaba et seq474