,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ehaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,s*iff 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,ms4 ,*u1    
,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,ms4       
,tlaib7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an     
,(fice ( ,eviction ,prev5tion 9 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t &
 to au?orize fund+ = ! ,eviction        
,protection ,grant ,program ( su*       
,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,eviction ,protection ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4
 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,(fice ( ,eviction       
,prev5tion  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #d ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cecc7 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7i7 ,(fice ( ,eviction ,prev5tion  7#a7 
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 !        
,dep>tm5t1 9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y1 !  
,(fice ( ,eviction ,prev5tion4  7#b7    

,director ,!re is e/abli%$ ! position ( 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,eviction        
,prev5tion4 ,! ,director %all be ! head 
( ! ,(fice ( ,eviction ,prev5tion & %all
 be appo9t$ by1 & %all report to1 !     
,secret>y4 ,su* position %all be a      
c>e]-res]v$ position 9 ! ,s5ior         
,executive ,s]vice4  7#c7 ,mission ,!   
mission ( ! ,(fice ( ,eviction          
,prev5tion %all be to prev5t evictions f
 r5tal h\s+ & to protect t5ants ( su*   
h\s+ f ! h>m ( evictions & eviction     
fil+s4  7#d7 ,functions ,! ,director    
%all h prim>y responsibility )9 !       
,dep>tm5t = all activities & matt]s     
relat+ to eviction prev5tion1 includ+ ! 
foll[+3 7,a7 ,adm9i/]+ ! ,eviction      
,protection ,grant ,program ( !         
,dep>tm5t1 includ+-- 7i7 conduct+ a     
robu/ evaluation ( grantees "u ! program
 & ! activities und]tak5 "u ! program by
 grantees1 & assess+ :e!r su* activities
 improv$ outcomes = t5ants s]v$ by a    
grant1 tak+ into consid]ation ! diff]+  
t5ant protections 9 ,/ates & localities2

  7ii7 id5tify+1 & report+ to !         
,congress on1 be/ practices & activities
 = eviction protection1 includ+ id5tify+
 res\rces & fund+ ne$$ to cont9ue &     
replicate be/ practices & activities2 & 
7iii7 provid+ te*nical assi/ance &      
support to grantees "u ! program to     
provide !m ) tra9+1 exp]tise1 be/       
practices1 & problem-solv+ /rategies4   
7,b7 ,analyz+ & report+ on in=mation    
ga!r$ ?r\gh ! ,eviction ,protection     
,grant ,program & o!r programs adm9i/]$ 
by ! ,(fice4  7,c7 ,coord9at+ ) ! ,(fice
 ( ,policy ,developm5t & ,rese>* ( !    
,dep>tm5t 9 e/abli%+ a database on      
evictions1 :i* %all be adm9i/]$ by su*  
,(fice & %all include su* measures z may
 be necess>y to protect aga9/ ! release 
( p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation reg>d+
 t5ants1 analyz+ in=mation collect$ by  
su* database1 & report+ to ! ,congress  
reg>d+ su* analyses4  7,d7 ,coord9at+   
/rategies to prev5t evictions & e>ly    
lease t]m9ations 9 h\s+ programs        
adm9i/]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ ?r\gh--

 7i7 tra9+ (fices & p]sonnel ( !        
,dep>tm5t on eviction prev5tion policies
 & programs & t5ants rights2 &  7ii7    
coord9at+ ) o!r (fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t1   
includ+ ! ,(fice ( ,fair ,h\s+ & ,equal 
,opportunity & ! ,(fice ( ,g5d]-,bas$   
,viol5ce4  7,e7 ,collaborat+ ) o!r      
,f$]al ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,(fice (      
,access to ,ju/ice ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,ju/ice1 ! ,bureau ( ,consum] ,f9ancial 
,protection1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,treasury1 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se1 to develop be/ practices =     
eviction prev5tion /rategies )9 ,f$]al  
programs & ! private r5tal m>ket4  7,f7 
,id5tify+ /rategies to prev5t & r$uce   
evictions across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
includ+-- 7i7 collaborat+ ) ,f$]al      
ag5cies ^: activities impact t5ants 9   
f$]ally subsidiz$ h\s+ & h\s+ 9 !       
private r5tal m>ket1 includ+ ! ,f$]al   
,h\s+ ,f9ance ,ag5cy1 ! ,bureau (       
,consum] ,f9ancial ,protection1 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 ! ,f$]al ,trade    

,commission1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices1 ! ,dep>tm5t (          
,transportation1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,dome/ic ,policy ,c\ncil1 & ! ,national 
,economic ,c\ncil2  7ii7 e/abli%+ a     
work+ gr\p on eviction prev5tion to /udy
 & develop solutions to ! national      
eviction crisis1 :i* work+ gr\p %all    
include repres5tatives ( ag5cies ref]r$ 
to 9 clause 7i71 t5ant repres5tatives1  
repres5tatives ( legal s]vices provid]s1
 & grantees "u ! ,eviction ,protection  
,grant ,program2  7iii7 provid+ te*nical
 assi/ance to h\s+ provid]s1 ,/ate &    
local gov]nm5ts1 & o!r ag5cies on issues
 relat$ to evictions & t5ant            
protections2 &  7iv7 coord9at+ ) ,/ate &
 local gov]nm5ts & ag5cies1 includ+     
,/ate h\s+ f9ance ag5cies1 on su*       
issues4  7,g7 ,conduct+ outrea* to &    
engagem5t ) t5ants to-- 7i7 provide     
education & in=mation ab\t t5ant        
protections & available eviction        
prev5tion programs1 includ+ by develop+ 
res\rces & mat]ials = t5ants2  7ii7     

collect compla9ts & fe$back f t5ants &  
community memb]s on evictions &         
eviction-prev5tion programs2 &  7iii7   
ref] compla9ts reg>d+ evictions to      
appropriate ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local      
ag5cies or organizations1 includ+ legal 
& o!r advocacy organizations1           
appropriate to address h\s+-relat$      
issues4  7#e7 ,cov]$ evictions ,=       
purposes ( ?is subsection ! t]m eviction
 includes ! v>iety ( processes & means  
by :i* l&lords remove t5ants f r5tal    
prop]ties1 includ+-- 7,a7 c\rt-ord]$    
evictions1 includ+ eviction fil+s1      
c\rt-ord]$ eviction rul+s1 & any        
eviction actions t take place ?r\gh !   
judicial sy/em2  7,b7 extra-legal       
evictions t d n involve ! judicial      
sy/em1 commonly kn[n z illegal1         
unlawful1 in=mal1 or self-help          
evictions1 includ+ ?reat5+ t5ants1 *ang+
 ! locks on r5tal units1 %utt+ (f !     
utilities to su* units1 & pay+ t5ants to
 surr5d] occupancy ( a unit2  7,c7      
adm9i/rative actions by public h\s+     

ag5cies to evict resid5ts ( public h\s+2
 &  7,d7 e>ly lease t]m9ations by h\s+  
provid]s receiv+ assi/ance f ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4  4  7b7  
,transf] ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban  
,developm5t %all provide = ! transf] ( !
 adm9i/ration ( ! ,eviction ,protection 
,grant ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 :i* z ( !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act is !      
responsibility ( ! ,(fice ( ,policy     
,developm5t & ,rese>*1 to ! ,director ( 
! ,(fice ( ,eviction ,prev5tion e/abli%$
 "u section #d7;i7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t ,act1 z add$ by ! 
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 ( ?is    
section4  #c4 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$-- 7#a7 #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( 
fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh = grants  
"u ! ,eviction ,protection ,grant       
,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban 
,developm5t2 &  7#b7 #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* 
( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh = co/s (
 p]sonnel = & activities ( ! ,(fice (   
,eviction ,prev5tion4