[20210412]IN11498_新冠病毒-19：租客的财政救济和援助资源.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i COVID-19: Financial Relief and Assistance Resources for Renters Updated April 12, 2021 This Insight highlights resources from selected federal agencies and other organizations that may aid renters at risk of eviction due to circumstances related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Federal-Level Protections On September 4, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an order temporarily halting residential evictions nationwide through December 31, 2020, for covered renters. Division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260; enacted December 27, 2020) extended the CDC eviction moratorium through January 31, 2021 (502) and provided $25 billion for Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) to be administered by state and local governments (501). On January 29, 2021, the CDC extended the eviction moratorium through March 31, 2021, and extended the moratoriums application to American Samoa, which the previous order did not cover. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2; enacted March 11, 2021) included an additional $21.55 billion for ERA (3021). (F