3.0.0 5298 2022-10-28T01:46:06Z 2022-10-28T01:46:06Z House HR 2019-12-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 193 (Wednesday, December 4, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DeLAURO:H.R. 5298.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H9256]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2020-01-30T21:56:16Z Referred to 2019-12-04T15:00:05Z 2020-01-30 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2019-12-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-12-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 N G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-12-04 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2019-12-04 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-12-04 True P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2019-12-04 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-12-04 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-12-04 True C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 2019-12-18 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2020-01-07 False O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 2020-01-08 False Housing and Community Development Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Judicial procedure and administration Landlord and tenant Lawyers and legal services Poverty and welfare assistance State and local government operations Housing and Community Development 00 2019-12-04 Introduced in House 2020-11-05T19:16:18Z Eviction Prevention Act of 2019

This bill 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 Display Title Eviction Prevention Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States and localities to provide the right to counsel in civil actions related to eviction, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Eviction Prevention Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5298ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5298ih.xml 2020-01-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.