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HR 6347 116th Congress House

Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020

Official title: To establish a moratorium on evictions from rental dwelling units during the public health emergency relating to coronavirus, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2020 Introduced by: García, Jesús G. "Chuy" Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLandlord and tenant
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 23, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E327)
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020

This bill establishes a moratorium on the initiation of eviction proceedings, except with respect to tenants who have perpetrated certain criminal acts, for a period that lasts until six months after the termination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the presidential emergency declaration relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

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  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 30
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 23, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 8, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 8, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 8, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 3, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 3, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· Apr 3, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 23, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 23, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 23, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Mar 23, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 23, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Mar 23, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Mar 23, 2020
LEWIS, JOHN
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 23, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 23, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6347: Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6347/
MLA
"H.R. 6347: Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6347/.
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H.R. 6347, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6347/.
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