,i #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebih ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,decemb] #d1 #bjai,ms4 ,de,lauro 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 & ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee7 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 & localities 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 ( #bjai4 #b4 ,grants = ,/ates & units ( g5]al local gov]nm5t to provide access to c\nsel 9 civil actions relat$ to eviction 7a7 ,au?orization ,! ,attorney ,g5]al is au?oriz$ to make grants to ,/ates & units ( g5]al local gov]nm5t to provide eligible individuals access to c\nsel 9 civil actions relat$ to eviction4 7b7 ,use ( funds ,a ,/ate or unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t 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 or unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t 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 ,/ate or unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t2 7#b7 dur+ ! previ\s ye>1 ! numb] ( individuals subject to eviction 9 t ,/ate or unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t :o 7 n repres5t$ by an attorney 9 eviction proce$+s2 7#c7 a plan = h[ ! ,/ate or unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t w use am\nts f a grant "u ?is section to increase access to c\nsel2 & 7#d7 ! /atus ) respect ( ! "r to c\nsel 9 civil actions relat$ to eviction 9 ! ,/ate or unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t &1 if ! ,/ate or unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t does n h 9 effect laws provid+ a "r to c\nsel1 su* evid5ce z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may require t is suffici5t to demon/rate t sub/antial progress has be5 made to enact laws provid+ su* a "r4 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-- 7#a7 ! rate ( eviction 9 ! applicant ,/ate or unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 comp>$ to ! national av]age rate ( eviction1 z det]m9$ by ! rates ( eviction includ$ ) ea* application "u subsection 7c72 7#b7 ! plan submitt$ by ! applicant ,/ate or unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t 9 accordance ) subsection 7c77#c72 7#c7 ! /atus ( "r to c\nsel 9 applicant ,/ate or unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t2 & 7#d7 dur+ ! previ\s ye>1 ! numb] ( individuals subject to eviction 9 ! applicant ,/ate or unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t :o 7 n repres5t$ by an attorney 9 eviction proce$+s4 7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! foll[+ def9itions %all apply3 7#a7 ,access to c\nsel ,! t]m access to c\nsel means full repres5tation by an attorney4 7#b7 ,eligible individual ,! t]m eligible individual means an individual ^: income is less ?an #abe p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty level4 7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ! ,/ates ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & any o!r t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7#d7 ,unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t ,! t]m unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t means any city1 t[n1 t[n%ip1 c\nty1 p>i%1 village1 or o!r g5]al purpose political subdivision ( a ,/ate4 7#e7 ,rate ( eviction ,! t]m rate ( eviction means ! numb] ( judgm5ts ( eviction ent]$ 9 t jurisdiction p] capita dur+ ! previ\s fiscal ye>4 7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section #abe1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4 #c4 ,grants = collection ( eviction data 7a7 ,au?orization ,! ,attorney ,g5]al is au?oriz$ to make grants to ,/ates & units ( local gov]nm5t to collect & provide to ! ,attorney ,g5]al eviction data describ$ 9 subsection 7b74 7b7 ,eviction data describ$ ,! eviction data describ$ 9 ?is subsection is ! eviction data = ! applicable jurisdiction dur+ ! mo/ rec5t #c ye>s1 :i* %all include ! #c-ye> eviction fil+ rate1 numb] ( eviction fil+s at a giv5 prop]ty1 ! "n ( ! curr5t own]1 ! "n ( ! lead pla9tiff1 ! race ( ! lead pla9tiff & def5dant1 ! type ( prop]ty 7s+le-family resid5tial1 two-family resid5tial1 or multi-family resid5tial71 :e!r ! unit's r5t 0 assi/$ or subsidiz$1 ! numb] ( units1 ! nature ( ! eviction1 ! reason = eviction 7includ+ nonpaym5t ( r5t & brea* ( lease71 ! numb] ( days ! t5ant is giv5 to vacate1 ! /atus ( repres5tation ( ! lead pla9tiff & def5dant1 ! outcome ( ! eviction 7includ+ :e!r ! t5ant rema9s 9 possession1 :e!r an ord] ( eviction is (ficially plac$ on ! record1 :e!r ! l&lord is ord]$ to make repairs1 & :e!r ! l&lord or t5ant are ord]$ to pay any am\nt ( money to ! o!r71 ! date ( any rescission ( su* eviction1 & if an eviction 0 ord]$1 h[ _m days f su* ord] until t]m9ation ( ! lease4 7c7 ,publication ( data ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all make ! in=mation report$ "u subsection 7a7 publicly available onl9e4 7d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4 #d4 ,,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