US Congress House Bill 5298 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on December 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes grant programs to provide legal counsel to individuals in eviction proceedings and to collect data regarding evictions. The bill also requires a study of evictions generally. Specifically, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may award grants to states and local governments to provide legal counsel in eviction proceedings to an individual whose income is less than 125% of the federal poverty level. DOJ may also award grants to states and local governments to collect data on evictions, including with respect to race and property type. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must study evictions generally and with regard to the legal representation of tenants in eviction proceedings.

Eviction Prevention Act of 2019

Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-12-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-12-04	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5298/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5298/BILLS-116hr5298ih.pdf