H.R. 4791House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021

Introduced July 29, 2021

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The Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021 extends the CDC’s temporary halt on residential evictions through December 31, 2021. It keeps the eviction moratorium in place for renters nationwide to help prevent the spread of COVID‑19.

Key Provisions

  • Extends the CDC’s eviction‑moratorium order (issued under the Public Health Service Act) until December 31, 2021, maintaining the pause on residential evictions.

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Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Commerce be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4791 and offered an amendment to the bill. Objection heard. (text: CR H4302)

July 30, 2021 • 6:10 PM

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

July 29, 2021

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

July 29, 2021

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

July 30, 2021

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Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Commerce be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4791 and offered an amendment to the bill. Objection heard. (text: CR H4302)

July 30, 2021 • 6:10 PM

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Steny H. Hoyer
Rep. Steny H. HoyerD-MD-5 · Jul 30, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Commerce be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4791) to extend the moratorium on residential evictions, and…

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

Madam Speaker, I object.

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Introduced in HouseIssued July 29, 2021

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117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4791

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 29, 2021

Ms. Waters (for herself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Brown, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Takano, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Cooper, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Carson, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Sherman, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Omar, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Speier, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Jacobs of California, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rush, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Meng, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Titus, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Jones, Ms. Chu, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Ross, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Himes, Ms. Dean, Mr. San Nicolas, Mrs. Axne, and Mr. David Scott of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To extend the moratorium on residential evictions, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021.

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Extension of eviction moratorium

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)) is extended through December 31, 2021, notwithstanding the effective dates specified in such Order.