HR 5884
116th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Census and government statistics
Government information and archives
Housing and community development funding
Landlord and tenant
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Low- and moderate-income housing
Rural conditions and development
Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Plain-English summary
Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to nonprofit and governmental entities to provide free legal assistance to eligible low-income tenants at risk of, or subject to, eviction.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5884: Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5884/
"H.R. 5884: Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5884/.
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