,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fidb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bg1        
#bjah,ms4 ,de,lauro introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !    
,attorney ,g5]al to make grants to      
,/ates to provide ! "r to c\nsel 9 civil
 actions relat$ to eviction1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,eviction ,prev5tion ,act (
 #bjah4  #b4 ,grants = ,/ates to provide
 access to c\nsel 9 civil actions relat$
 to eviction  7a7 ,au?orization ,!      
,attorney ,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,(fice = 
,access to ,ju/ice1 is au?oriz$ to make 
grants to ,/ates to provide eligible    
individuals ) access to c\nsel 9 civil  
actions relat$ to eviction4  7b7 ,use ( 
funds ,a ,/ate t receives a grant "u ?is
 section %all use su* funds to hire     
attorneys 9 positions t are d$icat$     
solely to provid+ c\nsel describ$ 9     
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,application ,a    
,/ate seek+ an application "u ?is       

section %all submit an application to ! 
,attorney ,g5]al at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1
 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,attorney  
,g5]al may reasonably require1 includ+--
  7#a7 ! rate ( eviction = t ,/ate2 &   
7#b7 dur+ ! previ\s ye>1 ! numb] (      
individuals subject to eviction 9 t     
,/ate :o 7 n repres5t$ by an attorney 9 
eviction proce$+s4  7d7 ,am\nt ( grant  
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations1 a grant "u ?is section  
%all be 9 an am\nt t is n less ?an      
#a1jjj1jjj1 & :i* am\nt is det]m9$ bas$ 
on ! rate ( eviction 9 t ,/ate1 comp>$  
to ! national av]age rate ( eviction1 z 
det]m9$ by ! rates ( eviction includ$ ) 
ea* application "u subsection 7c74  7e7 
,eligible individual ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m eligible individual means an        
individual ^: income is less ?an ! area 
m$ian income1 z calculat$ by ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t1 = ! area 
9 :i* ! individual resides4  7f7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  

?is section #abe1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc4  #c4 ,,gao ,/udy
 ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy & submit a report to ,congress on  
evictions 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ an 
analysis ( ways 9 :i* ! legal sy/em     
fails to provide suffici5t protections f
 eviction = t5ants1 ! rate (            
repres5tation ( t5ants & l&lords1 !     
effect ( full repres5tation on default  
rates1 case outcomes1 & eviction dockets
 z comp>$ to cases :]e ! t5ant lacks    
repres5tation or has pro se assi/ance1 &
 ! pot5tial co/ sav+s f provid+         
repres5tation4