Establish and promote a national HUD eviction helpline so households can access eviction-related assistance before an eviction is filed.

The Eviction Helpline Act would require the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish and promote a national hotline so that households can receive access to the eviction-related assistance they need and get help even before an eviction is filed.

Pressley's office described her Eviction Helpline Act as requiring HUD to establish and promote a national hotline for eviction-related assistance before filings occur.

Pressley Bills to Strengthen Eviction Protections, Help Families Reach Financial Stability Pass the House - Ayanna Pressley
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The report says Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Rosa DeLauro and Senator Kamala Harris introduced the Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program Act to fund legal representation for renters at risk of eviction and limit eviction-related credit damage.

Pressley took concrete eviction-related action in her first House term, but the described proposal was legal representation and credit protection, not a national HUD eviction helpline, and it did not establish one.

never same_term A for effort

Why the Democrats’ New Plan for Eviction Relief Misses the Mark
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Congress.gov identifies H.R.6515 as the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020, introduced in the 116th Congress, with Ayanna Pressley listed among cosponsors and no enacted-law outcome.

Pressley supported broader eviction/rent relief legislation, but this bill did not create a HUD eviction helpline and did not become law.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.6515 - Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020
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HUD issued an interim final rule requiring certain HUD-assisted housing providers to give tenants at least 30 days' notice and information about emergency rental assistance before ending tenancy for nonpayment of rent.

This gave some households pre-eviction information about assistance, but it applied to HUD-assisted housing providers and was not a national HUD eviction helpline for all renters.

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Extension of Time and Required Disclosures for Notification of Nonpayment of Rent
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HUD's Eviction Protection Grant Program funds legal assistance and related eviction-protection services for low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction.

HUD did create eviction-protection assistance infrastructure, but through grants to service providers rather than a single national HUD eviction helpline promoted to households before filing.

partial later_term

Eviction Protection Grant Program
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Treasury describes the Emergency Rental Assistance program as providing federal funds to assist households unable to pay rent or utilities during the pandemic.

Federal rental assistance addressed eviction risk, but the program was administered through Treasury and state/local grantees, not as a national HUD eviction helpline.

partial later_term

Emergency Rental Assistance Program
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CFPB's renter-protection resources direct renters to rental assistance, legal aid, and other local help for eviction-related problems.

The federal government promoted renter help resources, but the main public-facing tool was a web resource/referral system rather than the promised national HUD eviction helpline.

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Help for Renters
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HUD's housing counseling resources let the public find HUD-approved housing counseling agencies and provide a general housing counseling contact channel.

HUD maintains a national housing-counseling referral system, which can help renters, but it is not an eviction-specific national HUD helpline established for pre-filing eviction assistance.

never unknown

Housing Counseling
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%