Eviction Crisis Act of 2026

This bill would require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to create a national database of court-ordered, administrative, and illegal evictions, with data submitted each year by state attorneys general or court clerks. It would create Justice Department grants for eviction diversion programs and landlord-tenant community courts, with grantees matching federal funds from non-federal sources. It would authorize $3 billion per year from 2027 through 2031 for HUD grants that give very low-income households short-term help with rent, utilities, and related costs. It would also require tenant screening companies to give rental applicants a copy of their report and bar reports from listing eviction cases won by the tenant. The bill would set up an advisory committee on eviction research and order a federal study of evictions.

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Sponsors

• Michael F. Bennet Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors