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HR 1451 117th Congress House

Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for prohibitions on eviction, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 1, 2021 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Civil actions and liabilityGovernment trust fundsLandlord and tenantLegal fees and court costs
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2021

This bill prohibits a landlord, during a national emergency, from (1) evicting a tenant without a court order, (2) creating a hostile environment for a tenant for the purpose of causing the tenant to vacate, or (3) impairing the habitability of a dwelling for the purpose of causing the tenant to vacate. Violators are subject to civil penalties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 2, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 1, 2021
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Mar 1, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1451: Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1451/
MLA
"H.R. 1451: Emergency Eviction Enforcement Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1451/.
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H.R. 1451, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1451/.
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