[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5307 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5307

    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 Act, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2021

Ms. Bush (for herself, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Gomez, Ms. 
  Omar, Mr. Jones, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee of 
 California, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Kahele, Mr. Danny 
 K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Bass, 
     Ms. Meng, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
Blumenauer, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Takano, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Escobar, Mr. 
Torres of New York, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lowenthal, 
 Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
  Pocan, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
    Williams of Georgia, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. Schiff) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 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 Act, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Renters Safe Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION HHS HAS AUTHORITY FOR RESIDENTIAL EVICTION 
              MORATORIA.

    Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Consistent with the standard described in subsection (a), 
regulations under this section may implement, maintain, or extend a 
residential eviction moratorium.''.

SEC. 3. COVID-19 EVICTION MORATORIUM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
implement a national residential eviction moratorium under section 361 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264) to reduce the 
introduction, transmission, and spread of COVID-19 and otherwise 
address the public health emergency declared under section 319 of the 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to COVID-19.
    (b) Applicability.--The moratorium under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be automatic, without requiring individuals to apply 
        for coverage; and
            (2) apply to all residential eviction filings, hearings, 
        judgments, and execution of judgments, except that the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services may establish moratorium 
        exceptions necessary to protect the health and safety of 
        others.
    (c) Period Following Public Health Emergency.--The moratorium under 
subsection (a) shall remain in effect at least 60 days after the 
conclusion of the public health emergency described in such subsection, 
including any extensions thereof.
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