S 2463
Eviction Right to Counsel Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill creates a fund to provide grants to states and local governments that establish or are responsible for implementing laws guaranteeing legal representation for low-income tenants facing eviction. The fund, totaling $100 million per year from 2026 to 2030, aims to help tenants navigate eviction proceedings and protect their housing rights. The grants will prioritize entities with strong eviction protection laws and those focused on training legal professionals to assist tenants.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Eviction Right to Counsel Fund with $100 million annually from 2026-2030.
- Grants are provided to states, local governments, and tribal governments.
- Eligible entities must have enacted or be responsible for implementing right to counsel legislation.
- Grants prioritize entities with specific eviction protection laws (e.g., limiting eviction causes, requiring notice periods).
- Grants can be used for attorney training and recruitment.
- Defines ‘covered individual’ as someone with income at or below 200% of the federal poverty line.
- Defines ‘covered proceeding’ as eviction actions or termination of housing subsidies.
- Requires grant applicants to certify they have enacted or are responsible for implementing right to counsel legislation.
Who is affected
- Low-income tenants
- State and local governments
- Housing providers
- Legal professionals
- Federal Government (through HUD)
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. 2463
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
A BILL
To provide grants to State and local governments that enact or are fiscally responsible for implementing right to counsel legislation for low-income tenants facing eviction, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Eviction Right to Counsel Act of 2025
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In this section:
The term covered individual means a tenant with an income that is equal to or less than 200 percent of the Federal poverty line.
The term covered proceeding means a civil action in a court or administrative forum for—
the termination of a housing subsidy.
The term eligible entity means a State government, a local government, or an Indian Tribal government.
The term Fund means the Eviction Right to Counsel Fund established under subsection (b).
The term Indian Tribal government has the meaning given the term Indian tribal government in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
The term right to counsel legislation means legislation that specifies that full legal representation shall be provided at no cost to all covered individuals in a covered proceeding.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
The term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and any territory or possession of the United States.
There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Eviction Right to Counsel Fund
consisting of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (2).
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for the cost of making grants under subsection (c).
The Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants to eligible entities that enact right to counsel legislation or are fiscally responsible for implementing right to counsel legislation.
An eligible entity that desires a grant from the Secretary under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
An application submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include a certification that the eligible entity has enacted right to counsel legislation or is fiscally responsible for implementing right to counsel legislation.
require adequate written notice periods of not less than 30 days for tenants facing eviction;
provide emergency rental assistance to tenants; or
will prioritize using grant funds for the training and recruitment of attorneys to provide representation for covered individuals in a covered proceeding.
A recipient of a grant under this section may use the grant funds for the costs incurred by right to counsel legislation, including providing training resources for attorneys representing covered individuals in covered proceedings.