Eviction Helpline Act

Sponsor: Ayanna Pressley (Democratic-MA)October 31, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Creates a federal hotline to help tenants in federally assisted housing with eviction questions.

This bill would create a new federal hotline to offer help with eviction-related questions. It would serve tenants living in rental units that receive federal housing assistance or have federally backed mortgages. This means these tenants would have a direct resource for guidance if they face eviction.

What Would Change

Currently, there is no specific federal hotline for tenants in federally assisted housing to get help with eviction issues. If this bill becomes law, the Department of Housing and Urban Development would create a new hotline within one year. This hotline would provide direct assistance to tenants in covered federally assisted rental units who are facing eviction.

Key Provisions

Creates a federal hotline to give tenants in federally assisted housing help with eviction issues.
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to set up this hotline within one year after the bill becomes law.
Authorizes Congress to set aside money each year, starting in the government's budget year 2026, to pay for the hotline.
Defines which rental homes are covered, including those in public housing, Section 8, and properties with federally backed mortgages.

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Eviction Helpline Act

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