# 116-hr-5884: Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020

116-hr-5884, Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5884
- Congress: 116
- Title: Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to nonprofit and governmental entities to provide free legal assistance to eligible low-income tenants at risk of, or subject to, eviction.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5884 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5884)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5884 (as of 2025-11-18).