[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2578 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2578

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2021

  Mr. Schumer (for Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
Warren, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Casey)) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
               on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend the moratorium on residential evictions, 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. EXTENSION OF EVICTION MORATORIUM.

    (a) In General.--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 October 18, 2021, 
notwithstanding the effective dates specified in such Order.
    (b) Further Extension.--The Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention may further extend the order described in 
subsection (a) as determined necessary by the Director.
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