Bill funds help to stop evictions and tracks them nationwide
S. 5535 — Eviction Crisis Act of 2026 · Filed by Michael Bennet (D-CO) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets up a national database to track evictions. It gives money to help very low-income renters pay rent. It pays for programs that help tenants and landlords avoid court. It requires tenant screening reports to show when tenants won eviction cases. The bill protects landlords' right to evict.
Who it affects
Very low-income renters get emergency rental help. They can get up to 4 months every 3 years, or 7 months during high unemployment. Legal aid groups, local governments, and nonprofits get money to help.
One thing to notice
The bill gives emergency rent money for short-term crises. It does not create long-term affordable housing.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- eviction — When a landlord forces a tenant to leave a rental home by court order.
- tenant screening reports — Documents that show a renter's history, used by landlords to decide whether to rent.
- very low-income — People who earn much less money than the average household in their area.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (50,094 characters) on Oct 7, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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