Senate Bill 2486
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Prevent Evictions Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 17, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2486
Congress
116
Policy Area
Housing and Community Development
Housing and Community Development
Primary focus of measure is home ownership; housing programs administration and funding; residential rehabilitation; regional planning, rural and urban development; affordable housing; homelessness; housing industry and construction; fair housing. Measures concerning mortgages and mortgage finance may fall under Finance and Financial Sector policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Prevent Evictions Act of 2019
This bill creates a grant program, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for states, local governments, tribal governments, and other public or nonprofit entities to establish or administer landlord-tenant mediation programs in which tenants may participate at no cost.
In addition, HUD must propose a demonstration project to test an insurance model for preventing evictions.
September 17, 2019
09/17/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
09/17/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:59 PM