Eviction Prevention Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 11/1/2022
Actions
- 2022-11-01Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- 2021-05-28Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-28Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-05-28Introduced in House
- 2021-05-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-28 (00)
Eviction Prevention Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to provide grants to state and local governments to make legal counsel available to eligible tenants undergoing eviction proceedings. An eligible tenant is an individual whose income is less than 125% of the federal poverty level.
The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national database of evictions.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the national status of legal representation of tenants in eviction proceedings, including the effects of access to representation on case outcomes.
Cosponsors (20)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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