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S. 4097 116th Congress Senate

Protecting Renters from Evictions and Fees Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to provide a temporary moratorium on eviction filings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 29, 2020 Introduced by: Elizabeth Warren Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jun 29, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 29, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 29, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Renters from Evictions and Fees Act of 2020

This bill expands the moratorium on evictions to include all tenants, as opposed to tenants of federally assisted properties, and extends the moratorium until March 27, 2021 (the current moratorium expires on July 25, 2020).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7402 Protecting Renters from Eviction and Fees Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 29, 2020
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 29, 2020
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 29, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 29, 2020
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 29, 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 29, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 29, 2020
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 29, 2020
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 29, 2020
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 29, 2020
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jun 29, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 29, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4097: Protecting Renters from Evictions and Fees Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4097/
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