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S. 5535

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A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national evictions database, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · September 24, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced
September 24, 2026
Cosponsors (1)
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The Eviction Crisis Act of 2025 is a comprehensive federal initiative designed to address the nation's eviction crisis through multiple coordinated programs. The bill establishes a national eviction database (to be created within one year by HUD) that collects detailed data on court-ordered, administrative, and illegal evictions while protecting tenant privacy and the information of domestic violence survivors, with state attorneys general required to submit annual data by March 1. It authorizes $3 billion annually from 2027 through 2031 and beyond for competitive grants to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to provide financial assistance and housing stabilization services—including back rent, utilities, legal aid, and case management—to very low-income households at risk of eviction, with assistance limited to 4 months per 3-year period (extendable to 7 months when necessary). The bill also funds eviction diversion programs and landlord-tenant community courts to help tenants avoid eviction through social services while preserving landlords' legal rights, and establishes a 16-member Advisory Committee on Eviction Research to guide data collection and anti-eviction policy development. Throughout these initiatives, the bill includes strict privacy protections, prohibits using collected data to determine program eligibility, requires recipients to provide detailed outcome reporting, and explicitly preserves landlords' rights to pursue lawful evictions.

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