# 116-hr-6347: Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020

116-hr-6347, Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6347
- Congress: 116
- Title: Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 50
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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).

## Cosponsors (50)

- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6347 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6347)

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