HR 3913 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Renter Protection Act of 2021

Introduced Jun 15, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Patrick T. McHenry R-NC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 10, 2021 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. McHenry. Petition No: 117-5. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/20210910?CongressNum=117">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 15, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Renter Protection Act of 2021

This bill limits the use and availability of assistance provided under certain emergency rental assistance programs created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, rental assistance not yet used by grantees to assist eligible households as of July 1, 2021, must only be used for rental arrears after this date, and not for rent, utilities and home energy costs and arrears, or other expenses as allowed under current law. Further, the bill changes the deadline for distribution of these funds from September 30, 2022, to December 31, 2021.

Cosponsors 39

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2021 to Dec 8, 2021; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-OHAnthony GonzalezOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-WIBryan SteilOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-INTrey HollingsworthOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-TXVan TaylorOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalJun 15, 2021
R-NCRichard HudsonJun 24, 2021
R-NYTom ReedAug 10, 2021
R-FLByron DonaldsAug 13, 2021
R-SDDusty JohnsonAug 13, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerAug 13, 2021
R-OKKevin HernAug 13, 2021
R-TXLouie GohmertAug 13, 2021
R-OKTom ColeAug 13, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserSep 10, 2021
R-PAFred KellerSep 10, 2021
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartSep 10, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisSep 10, 2021
R-WIScott FitzgeraldSep 10, 2021
R-PAScott PerrySep 10, 2021
R-CAYoung KimSep 10, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeSep 21, 2021
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersDec 8, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jun 15, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 10, 2021Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. McHenry. Petition No: 117-5. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/20210910?CongressNum=117">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
  2. Jun 15, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jun 15, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDischarge petition H6238—Nov 5, 2021
HouseDischarge petition H6036—Oct 28, 2021
HouseDischarge petition H5175—Sep 24, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H4303Patrick T. McHenry R-NCJul 30, 2021

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: Authority to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: Authority to create laws that are necessary and proper to carry out the laws of the land (Necessary and Proper Clause)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 104, June 15, 2021, page H2817.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-45PROTECTING RENTERS DURING THE PANDEMIC: REVIEWING REFORMS TO EXPEDITE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE137 pagesFinancial Services CommitteeSep 10, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for expedited payment of emergency rental assistance funds, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Renter Protection Act of 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 15, 2021Introduced in House

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