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118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6696 — Eviction Prevention Act of 2023

“To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States and localities to provide the right to counsel in civil actions related to eviction, and for other purposes.”

Housing and community development
Introduced Dec 11, 2023
Last action Dec 11, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Dec 11, 2023
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Referred
Dec 11, 2023
Financial Services · Judiciary
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Dec 11, 2023
Introduced in House
Dec 11, 2023
Referred 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.
Dec 11, 2023
Referred 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.