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Creates a federal grant program—the Eviction Right to Counsel Fund—to support state, local, and Tribal governments that enact or implement a legal right to counsel for low-income tenants. It authorizes $100 million per year for FY2026–2030 for HUD to award grants to jurisdictions to stand up and operate right-to-counsel programs and related costs such as attorney recruitment and training.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development must establish application rules, require grantee certifications, set priorities among applicants, and allow grant funds to be used for items needed to provide counsel and support tenant defense efforts.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced July 24, 2025 by Cory Anthony Booker · Last progress July 24, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate