H.R. 4984 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4984 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 6, 2021Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Gohmert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prohibit a Federal official from establishing, extending, maintaining, implementing, or enforcing a moratorium on evictions unless explicitly authorized by Federal statute, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reversing Executive Negligence Towards American Laws Act or the RENTAL Act. 2. Explicit statutory authorization for imposition of moratorium on evictions (a) In general No Federal official, including the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may establish, extend, maintain, implement, or enforce a moratorium on evictions unless Federal statute explicitly authorizes such action. (b) Moratorium on evictions defined In this Act, the term moratorium on evictions means a rule or order that prevents an action, with respect to real property, by a landlord, owner of real property, or other person with a legal right to pursue eviction to remove or cause the removal of a tenant, lessee, resident, or a trespasser on real property, from such property.