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118th Congress Housing and Community Development

H.R. 6696: Eviction Prevention Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Dec 11, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Dec 11, 2023

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

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Cosponsors

33

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Rosa DeLauro D-CT SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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History

  1. Dec 11, 2023Introduced in the House by Rosa DeLauro.
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  1. Dec 11, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 11, 2023Referred 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.