{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/delauro-casey-introduce-eviction-prevention-act", "DeLauro, Casey Introduce Eviction Prevention Act", "2023-12-11", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "Rosa L. DeLauro", "D000216", "delauro.house.gov", "delauro", "https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Eviction Prevention Act, legislation that would help low-income individuals get access to legal counsel if they are being evicted.\n\n\u201cIt cannot be understated how devastating an eviction can be for individuals or families.\u201d said Congresswoman DeLauro. \u201cI understand it very well, as my family and I were evicted when I was growing up. Eviction turned our world upside down, and I know all too well how it can completely upend someone\u2019s life. That is why I am so proud to introduce the Eviction Prevention Act with Senator Casey, legislation that will help individuals facing eviction get connected with legal counsel that can help them and their families stay housed. My home state of Connecticut has already enacted a Right to Counsel and in just a short amount of time, we have kept people in their home. The Eviction Prevention Act would build on this success and expand this critically needed program nationwide.\u201d\n\n\u201cFar too many Americans are at an increased risk of eviction and homelessness because they don\u2019t have access to legal representation to help them and advocate for them,\u201d said Senator Casey. \u201cThis bill will help families stay housed and level the playing field between tenants and landlords. It\u2019s past time we devoted more federal resources to helping families in Pennsylvania and across the Nation keep a roof over their heads.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe National Housing Law Project is pleased to endorse Representative DeLauro and Senator Casey\u2019s Eviction Prevention Act. The US affordable housing crisis is reaching a fever pitch, and evictions have risen above pre-pandemic levels. As renters navigate this dangerous market, they increasingly face rent gauging, significant rent burden, and frequent and unjust evictions. And they are taking on these challenges without adequate representation in housing court. The Eviction Prevention Act would authorize new grants to provide representation to tenants, create the nation\u2019s first federal evictions database, and generate a government report on the evictions landscape in America. The bill is essential to understanding the depth of our evictions crisis and necessary to reduce future evictions.\u201d \u2013 Shamus Roller, Executive Director of National Housing Law Project.\n\n\u201cEven before the pandemic, millions of the lowest-income and most marginalized households were just one financial shock away from falling behind on their rent, losing their homes, and, in worst cases, experiencing homelessness. Today, many of these same households are even more precariously housed,\u201d stated Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition. \u201cThe long-standing eviction crisis \u2013 which predominantly harms Black women \u2013 underscores the need for both urgent action and long-term solutions, including the \u2018Eviction Prevention Act\u201d from Representative DeLauro and Senator Casey.\u201d\n\nThe legislation is endorsed by National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, National League of Cities, Public Justice, A Way Home Aerica, Community Legal Services Philadelphia, the Connecticut Fair Housing Center, and True Colors United.\n\nA Connecticut renter facing eviction is 49 percent less likely to be forced to leave their home if they have a lawyer. Sadly, only seven percent of tenants in Connecticut have a lawyer representing them in eviction proceedings. A Connecticut program offering free legal representation to low-income tenants facing evictions saved the state millions it would have otherwise spent on emergency shelters.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/delauro-casey-introduce-eviction-prevention-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6792729254812002, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}