Cori Bush, progressive lawmakers and activists hailed for new eviction moratorium Pressure from progressive lawmakers and grassroots activists to extend the expired federal eviction moratorium paid off Tuesday when the Biden administration took action to shield most — but not all — US renters at risk of losing their homes. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the new moratorium “is intended to target specific areas of the country where cases are rapidly increasing, which likely would be exacerbated by mass evictions.” Washington Post reporter Jeff Stein tweeted Tuesday afternoon that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) confirmed that the new CDC moratorium “will cover 90% of the country” and “last for 60 days.”