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Prevent Evictions Act of 2020

Introduced: May 8, 2020 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Prevent Evictions Act of 2020

This bill creates a grant program, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for states, local governments, tribal governments, and other public or nonprofit entities to establish or administer landlord-tenant mediation programs in which tenants may participate at no cost.

In addition, HUD must propose a demonstration project to test an insurance model for preventing evictions.

What's happening now May 8, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2486 Related bill Prevent Evictions Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6768: Prevent Evictions Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6768/
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"H.R. 6768: Prevent Evictions Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6768/.
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H.R. 6768, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6768/.
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