Representatives DeLauro and Auchincloss Introduce Eviction Data Legislation

Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) on September 24 introduced the “We Need Eviction Data Now Act,” which would create a federal database to track evictions across the country and establish a federal advisory committee on eviction research to make policy recommendations based on eviction data. Representative DeLauro stated in a tweet, “While we must continue the fight to extend the federal eviction moratorium, we must pass this bill that will allow us to track the magnitude of displacement among struggling families.”

“Nearly 6.5 million households are currently behind on rent and are at risk of losing their homes in the coming weeks and months as the pandemic continues to surge,” said NLIHC’s President and CEO Diane Yentel in a press release announcing the bill. “This impending eviction crisis underscores the need for both urgent action to keep renters stably housed now and long-term solutions, including the ‘We Need Eviction Data Now Act.’”

Read the press release at: https://bit.ly/3ARo6TN