| Entities | |
| Topics and Issues |
As noted in a press release, U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Cori Bush (D-MO) “unveiled the Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program (HELP) Act, critical legislation to provide much-needed assistance to those facing eviction amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation, which follows the expiration of the federal eviction moratorium, would prohibit credit reporting of evictions and rent and utility debt, fund legal representation for those at risk of eviction, crack down on illegal evictions, and more.”
The bill is H.R. __, the “Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program (HELP) Act of 2019” (Pressley) is a discussion draft to provide protections for tenants who have been evicted from their homes by making several key changes to Fair Credit Reporting Act. The legislation would also create a database of eviction information. The sponsors of the HELP Act also issued a one-pager.
At a hearing on homelessness on Feb. 2, 2022 of the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance of the House Financial Services Committee, “Rep. Pressley discussed how these protections would help prevent evictions and address the homelessness crisis, which disproportionately hurts Black renters, and in particular, Black women.”