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HR 3580 117th Congress House Housing and Community Development

Eviction Prevention Act of 2021

Introduced: July 26, 2021 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
May 28, 2021
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.
May 28, 2021
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Eviction Prevention Act of 2021

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.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 58
All 58 Democratic 47
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 20, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 14, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 14, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 6, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Aug 6, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Aug 6, 2021
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Aug 6, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Aug 6, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Aug 6, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Aug 6, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Aug 6, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Aug 6, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 26, 2021
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jul 26, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 26, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Jul 26, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 26, 2021
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jul 20, 2021
Wexton, Jennifer
· Jul 20, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 13, 2021
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 13, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 13, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Jul 6, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 6, 2021
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jul 6, 2021
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 30, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Jun 30, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 30, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 30, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 30, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 30, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Jun 16, 2021
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 16, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jun 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3580: Eviction Prevention Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3580/
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"H.R. 3580: Eviction Prevention Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3580/.
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