House Bill 5884
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 13, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
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
5884
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 House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to nonprofit and governmental entities to provide free legal assistance to eligible low-income tenants at risk of, or subject to, eviction.
February 13, 2020
02/13/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
02/13/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:43 PM