,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bggf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjba,ms4 ,warren 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,markey1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,hirono1   
,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
clarify that the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services has authority to   
implement a residential eviction        
moratorium under the quarantine         
authority vested by the ,public ,health 
,service ,act1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,keeping ,renters ,safe ,act4   
#b4 ,clarification ,,hhs has authority  
for residential eviction moratoria      
,section #cfa of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfd7 is   
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsection 7e7 as subsection 7f72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7d7  

the following3  7e7 ,consistent with the
 standard described in subsection 7a71  
regulations under this section may      
implement1 maintain1 or extend a        
residential eviction moratorium4  4  #c4
 ,,covid-#ai eviction moratorium  7a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services shall implement a  
national residential eviction moratorium
 under section #cfa of the ,public      
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfd7 to reduce the introduction1       
transmission1 and spread of ,,covid-#ai 
and otherwise address the public health 
emergency declared under section #cai of
 the such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7   
with respect to ,,covid-#ai4  7b7       
,applicability ,the moratorium under    
subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 be          
automatic1 without requiring individuals
 to apply for coverage2 and  7#b7 apply 
to all residential eviction filings1    
hearings1 judgments1 and execution of   
judgments1 except that the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services may       

establish moratorium exceptions         
necessary to protect the health and     
safety of others4  7c7 ,period following
 public health emergency ,the moratorium
 under subsection 7a7 shall remain in   
effect at least #fj days after the      
conclusion of the public health         
emergency described in such subsection1 
including any extensions thereof4