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Eviction Crisis Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2182| Senate 
| Updated: 8/2/2022
Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (3)
Todd Young (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)

Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Eviction Crisis Act of 2021 This bill creates several eviction-related grant programs and shields certain eviction records from consumer reports. Specifically, the bill requires the Bureau of Justice Assistance to award matching grants to state and local governments to support landlord-tenant focused community courts that allow social service representatives to assist tenants in the court process. The bill also permits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award grants to state, local, territorial, and tribal governments to provide financial assistance and housing stabilization services to extremely low-income households. HUD is also required under the bill to award grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations to collect data from landlords on illegal self-help evictions and to establish and maintain an eviction database. The bill also requires a consumer report obtained in association with a rental application to be provided to the consumer applicant and requires that eviction information be excluded from a consumer report in cases decided in favor of the tenant. Further, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to track historical eviction data and to report on savings and revenue generated by the grants awarded under the bill.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3030
Eviction Crisis Act of 2019
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 24, 2021
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Jul 19, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held.
Aug 2, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3030
    Eviction Crisis Act of 2019


  • June 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • June 24, 2021
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.


  • July 19, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held.


  • August 2, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

Housing and Community Development

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8327: Stable Families Act of 2022
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCensus and government statisticsCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentFamily servicesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth programs administration and fundingHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingIndian social and development programsJudicial procedure and administrationLandlord and tenantLegal fees and court costsPublic housingResearch administration and fundingRight of privacySocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsSpecialized courtsState and local government operations

Eviction Crisis Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2182| Senate 
| Updated: 8/2/2022
Eviction Crisis Act of 2021 This bill creates several eviction-related grant programs and shields certain eviction records from consumer reports. Specifically, the bill requires the Bureau of Justice Assistance to award matching grants to state and local governments to support landlord-tenant focused community courts that allow social service representatives to assist tenants in the court process. The bill also permits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to award grants to state, local, territorial, and tribal governments to provide financial assistance and housing stabilization services to extremely low-income households. HUD is also required under the bill to award grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations to collect data from landlords on illegal self-help evictions and to establish and maintain an eviction database. The bill also requires a consumer report obtained in association with a rental application to be provided to the consumer applicant and requires that eviction information be excluded from a consumer report in cases decided in favor of the tenant. Further, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to track historical eviction data and to report on savings and revenue generated by the grants awarded under the bill.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3030
Eviction Crisis Act of 2019
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 24, 2021
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Jul 19, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held.
Aug 2, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3030
    Eviction Crisis Act of 2019


  • June 22, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 22, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • June 24, 2021
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.


  • July 19, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held.


  • August 2, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Cosponsors (3)
Todd Young (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)

Housing, Transportation, and Community Development Subcommittee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Housing and Community Development

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8327: Stable Families Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCensus and government statisticsCommunity life and organizationCongressional oversightDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentFamily servicesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth programs administration and fundingHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingIndian social and development programsJudicial procedure and administrationLandlord and tenantLegal fees and court costsPublic housingResearch administration and fundingRight of privacySocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsSpecialized courtsState and local government operations