To provide grants to State and local governments that enact or are fiscally responsible for implementing right to counsel legislation for low-income tenants facing eviction, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide grants to State and local governments that enact or are fiscally
responsible for implementing right to counsel legislation for low-income tenants facing
eviction, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies. The main policy domain is Housing, Finance, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eviction Right to Counsel Act of 2025.
- Section id2b9abbba51914fa79c9553b53c034195: 2. Eviction right to counsel fund In this section: The term covered individual means a tenant with an income that is equal to or less than 200 percent of the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide grants to State and local governments that enact or are fiscally responsible for implementing right to counsel legislation for low-income tenants facing eviction, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Finance, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide grants to State and local governments that enact or are fiscally responsible for implementing right to counsel legislation for low-income tenants facing eviction, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wyden, Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a civil action in a court or administrative forum for— eviction, or an equivalent ejectment, from the primary residence of the tenant
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