H.R. 4196 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4196 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2021Mr. Duncan (for himself, Mr. Keller, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Steube, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Perry) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To nullify the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention titled Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID–19. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore the Rights of Property Owners under the Eviction Moratorium Issued by the CDC Act of 2021. 2. Nullification of order halting residential evictions (a) In general Effective beginning on July 1, 2021, the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264), entitled Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID–19 (85 Fed. Reg. 55292 (September 4, 2020)), including the extension of such order issued on March 31, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 16731), and any other extensions thereto, shall have no force or effect. (b) No reissued or new order The order nullified by subsection (a) may not be reissued in substantially the same form, and a new order that is substantially the same as such order may not be issued, unless the reissued or new order is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.