3.0.0 6696 2023-03-08T19:58:39Z 2023-03-08T19:58:39Z House HR 2022-02-09 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PRESSLEY:H.R. 6696.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1116]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-02-09T14:05:15Z 2022-02-09 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2022-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 N D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2022-02-09 True B001224 Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] Cori Bush D MO 1 2022-02-09 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2022-03-29 False Housing and Community Development Administrative law and regulatory procedures Adoption and foster care Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Assault and harassment offenses Consumer credit Criminal justice information and records Department of Housing and Urban Development Disability and paralysis Domestic violence and child abuse Government information and archives Government trust funds HIV/AIDS Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Housing finance and home ownership Housing for the elderly and disabled Indian social and development programs Landlord and tenant Lawyers and legal services Low- and moderate-income housing Mental health Public housing Right of privacy Sex offenses Housing and Community Development 00 2022-02-09 Introduced in House 2022-11-01T18:59:03Z Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program Act of 2022 or the HELP Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a database of information regarding evictions from federally assisted dwellings, limits the inclusion of information relating to landlord-tenant actions in consumer reports, and otherwise provides eviction-related assistance and services.

Specifically, the bill requires states and local entities receiving federal housing assistance to submit to HUD, for inclusion in the database, certain information regarding evictions from assisted dwelling units in the past year. Such information must include, among other things, the reason for eviction and whether the household was represented by legal counsel in the proceedings.

Additionally, the bill prohibits a consumer reporting agency from making a consumer report containing an eviction or item related to an eviction from a rental dwelling or any adverse information related to rent or utility arrears.

Further, the bill authorizes additional Emergency Solutions Grants to provide legal counsel and pay court fees for tenants subject to or at risk of eviction.

Finally, HUD must require owners of federally assisted rental units to (1) annually provide information to each tenant regarding the rights and responsibilities of the owner with respect to eviction and local organizations and resources that can provide assistance in eviction-related matters; and (2) upon provision of an eviction notice, information stating the reason for the eviction. HUD must also establish an eviction hotline to provide assistance to tenants of these units.

]]> HELP Act of 2022 Display Title HELP Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced HELP Act of 2022 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program Act of 2022 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To create a database of eviction information, establish grant programs for eviction prevention and legal aid, and limit use of housing court-related records in consumer reports, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr6696ih/xml/BILLS-117hr6696ih.xml 2022-02-09 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 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.