1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Moratorium on Coronavirus Evictions Act . 2. Temporary moratorium on eviction filings (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered dwelling The term covered dwelling means a dwelling that— (A) is occupied by a tenant— (i) pursuant to a residential lease; or (ii) without a lease or with a lease terminable under State law; and (B) is on or in a covered property. (2) Covered property The term covered property means any property that— (A) participates in— (i) a covered housing program (as defined in section 41411(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12491(a) )); or (ii) the rural housing voucher program under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490r ); or (B) has a— (i) federally backed mortgage loan; or (ii) federally backed multifamily mortgage loan. (3) Dwelling The term dwelling — (A) has the meaning given the term in section 802 of the Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3602 ); and (B) includes houses and dwellings described in section 803(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3603(b) ). (4) Federally backed mortgage loan The term federally backed mortgage loan includes any loan (other than temporary financing such as a construction loan) that— (A) is secured by a first or subordinate lien on residential real property (including individual units of condominiums and cooperatives) designed principally for the occupancy of from 1 to 4 families, including any such secured loan, the proceeds of which are used to prepay or pay off an existing loan secured by the same property