U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5535: Eviction Crisis Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national evictions database, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national evictions database, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national evictions database, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eviction Crisis Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds that-- (1) based on the best available data, more than 3,000,000 evictions are filed in an average year in the United States, affecting individuals and families in urban, suburban, and rural areas alike; (2) evictions impose significant costs on tenants, landlords, and communities as a whole; (3) evictions disproportionately affect certain populations and communities, including families with children and renters of color who face a particularly high risk of eviction; (4) collecting more comprehensive and consistent data through a national eviction database would foster a deeper understanding of the causes and contours of the eviction crisis as well as what efforts can be made to prevent or mitigate the consequences of evictions when they are unavoidable; (5) expanding landlord-tenant community courts would benefit both landlords and tenants, as these courts can offer services that help tenants become current again on their obligations or offer alternatives to eviction that avoid homelessness or housing instability while also providing landlords with less costly alternatives to eviction; (6) emergency assistance programs that provide short-term support to tenants facing a temporary emergency …
Sponsors
- Bennet, Michael (D) · primary sponsor
- Young, Todd (R)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Housing and Community Development
Common questions
- What is SB5535?
- SB5535 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Eviction Crisis Act of 2026.
- What does SB5535 do?
- In its own words: To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national evictions database, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5535?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5535?
- Bennet, Michael (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5535?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5535
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