S 9718 — Relates to the provision of legal representation to certain persons in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings
Congress · introduced 2026-04-02
Requires counties and/or cities to establish a plan for providing legal counsel to persons who are defendants or respondents in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings and who are financially unable to obtain counsel; defines eligible person as one whose gross individual income is not in excess of one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal income official poverty line; requires the state to match dollar for dollar the amount counties appropriate for their plans.
Latest action: 2026-04-02 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Cordell Cleare (—, NY-30) — sponsor · 2026-04-02
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | Cordell Cleare | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordell Cleare (—, state_upper NY-30) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-04-02 · sponsored by Cordell Cleare (sponsor) · sponsorship