Democrats are scrambling to renew a eviction moratorium after Biden urged extension at the last-minute Sherrod Brown. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File House and Senate Democrats are scrambling to renew a federal eviction ban after Biden urged them at the last-minute. In a statement to Insider, a spokesperson for Sen. Sherrod Brown said he was working with Schumer on legislation. Nearly six million people are at risk of eviction starting in two days. Congressional Democrats are rushing to assemble legislation to renew a federal eviction ban before it expires Democrats in both chambers are trying to draft a bill and put it to a rapid vote sometime in the next two days. The moratorium expires on July 31. After that, around 6 million people are at risk of getting evicted in the coming months, or 16% of all renters, per Census Pulse Survey Data.