H.R. 3913 – Renter Protection Act of 2021

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The Renter Protection Act of 2021 aims to speed up the distribution of emergency rental assistance funds and ensure they are used specifically for rent arrears. It directs that any funds allocated under the American Rescue Plan but not yet paid as of July 1, 2021 must be promptly paid to eligible grantees. The law also limits the use of those funds—and any unused funds already paid—to covering rent arrears for eligible households, and it shortens the deadline for using the funds to December 31, 2021.

Key Provisions

Requires any ARPA rental assistance funds allocated but not paid by July 1, 2021 to be paid to eligible grantees immediately.
Mandates that those funds, and any unused funds already paid, can only be used to help eligible households pay rent arrears.
Adds a new requirement in the Consolidated Appropriations Act that such assistance be used solely for rent arrears.
Changes the fund availability deadline from September 30, 2022 to December 31, 2021.

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HouseDischarge Latest Action

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. McHenry. Petition No: 117-5. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)

September 10, 2021

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

June 15, 2021

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Financial Services Committee

June 15, 2021

HouseDischarge

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. McHenry. Petition No: 117-5. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)

September 10, 2021

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Rep. Patrick T. McHenryR-NC-10 · Jul 30, 2021

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Financial Services be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3913, the Renter Protection Act of 2021, and ask for its immediate…

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 15, 2021

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117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3913

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 15, 2021

Mr. McHenry (for himself, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Posey, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Huizenga, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Barr, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Hill, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Budd, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Rose, Mr. Steil, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Timmons, and Mr. Taylor) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

To provide for expedited payment of emergency rental assistance funds, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Renter Protection Act of 2021.

2.

Emergency rental assistance

(a)

ARPA funds

Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058c(a)(1)), amounts made available under subsection (a)(1) of such section shall be subject to the following requirements:

(1)

Payment

Any amounts allocated to an eligible grantee that, as of July 1, 2021, have not been paid to the eligible grantee shall be paid (but not reallocated) to the eligible grantee in accordance with section 501(b) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058a(b)), except that such section 501(b)(1)(A)(i) shall be applied to such amounts by substituting the Renter Protection Act of 2021 for this section.

(2)

Use for rental arrears; treatment

Any amounts described in paragraph (1) and any amounts that have been paid to an eligible grantee under such section 3201 but have not been used, as of July 1, 2021, to assist an eligible household, shall be—

(A)

used only to provide financial assistance specified in paragraph (6) of section 501(c) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058a(c)(6)), as added by subsection (b) of this section; and

(B)

treated as having been paid to such eligible grantee pursuant to such section 501(a) and shall be subject to the provisions of such section 501, as amended by this section, except to the extent inconsistent with this section.

(b)

Requirement To use Consolidated Appropriations Act funds for rental arrears

Subsection (c) of section 501 of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058a(c)), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(6)

Requirement to use assistance for rental arrears

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, effective July 1, 2021, any funds paid to an eligible grantee pursuant to subsection (a) that have not been used to assist an eligible household shall be used only to provide financial assistance to eligible households solely for the payment of rent arrears under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of this subsection.

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(c)

Availability of funds

Paragraph (1) of section 501(e) of subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9058a(e)(1)), is amended by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting December 31, 2021.