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Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020

Introduced: February 13, 2020 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 13, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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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 February 13, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5884 Related bill Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3305: Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3305/
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"S. 3305: Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3305/.
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S. 3305, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3305/.
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