1) House Democratic leaders are scrambling to figure out some sort of path forward on curbing the eviction moratorium tied to the pandemic which is set to expire over the weekend. House Democratic leaders and rank-and-file members have been meeting in the leadership suite.
2) Extending the eviction moratorium until the end of the year would not fly with moderate Democrats. There is an effort to move a bill which would run through the middle of October.
3) Here's the problem: Some lawmakers have already left. Others have told me they are getting on flights tonight, hook or crook. Today was supposed to be the last day the House was SCHEDULED to be in session until September 20 (!).
4) It’s unclear if the House could still just vote tonight. Or, recall members sometime next week. The House met this morning at 9 am et but recessed shortly thereafter. There has been no floor traffic since then.
5) It's also possible that any sort of a renewed eviction moratorium lacks the votes to pass right now. Fox is told lawmakers may try to address this, ex post facto, in one of the infrastructure bills.
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