H.R. 5196: Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-07 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 22.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 22. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act of 2021

Plain summary

Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act of 2021 This bill modifies the Department of the Treasury's Emergency Rental Assistance program by extending time limits on payments, allowing landlords to seek rents and arrears from the program without renter consent, and allowing renters to prove eligibility through attestation. The program provides grants to state and local governments to assist eligible households in paying rent and utility costs and other expenses related to housing incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill extends the availability of program assistance from 18 to 24 months for eligible households. The bill also relaxes requirements for proof of eligibility by requiring only that households attest that they meet eligibility requirements instead of requiring proof of eligibility. It also allows for direct payment of funds to eligible households where the landlord refuses direct payment. Additionally, the bill allows a landlord to apply for program funds without the consent of a renter if the landlord agrees to certain terms, including a 120-day bar on evicting the renter for nonpayment. This bill also expands the stable housing services available under the program to additional low-income households. Further, the bill requires Treasury and state and local governments to increase outreach to renters and landlords and allows for coordination with public entities to provide application assistance services.

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Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act of 2021

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Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · 48 cosponsors

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Nikema Williams (D-GA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Grace Meng (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM)

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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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5196.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5196 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117