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H.R. 4791: Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021

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H.R. 4791: Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-29 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Commerce be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4791 and offered an amendment to the bill. Objection heard. (text: CR H4302)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Commerce be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4791 and offered an amendment to the bill. Objection heard. (text: CR H4302) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021

Plain summary

Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021 This bill extends through December 31, 2021, the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention titled Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID–19 and published on September 4, 2020.

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Official text

Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · 102 cosponsors

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Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Mark Takano (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), André Carson (D-IN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) and 42 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4791 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117