# 117-hr-4791: Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021

117-hr-4791, Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status 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) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4791
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021
- Status: 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)
- Introduced: 2021-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 102
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (102)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2021-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4791 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4791)

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