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HR5909Referred to Committee

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish procedures for reporting of condemned Federally assisted rental housing and to authorize penalties related to such condemned housing, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-04
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Al Green
Al Green
Democrat · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (647 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/G000553

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

2025-11-04

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2025-11-04

Previously

  • Financial Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-04

Plain-English Summary

The federal government would require landlords who receive housing assistance funds to report when their rental properties are condemned by local authorities, and would establish penalties for those who fail to report or continue operating condemned buildings. This affects both property owners receiving federal rental assistance and tenants living in federally-supported housing, aiming to prevent people from living in unsafe or uninhabitable units while holding landlords accountable for maintaining their properties.

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Subjects

Housing and Community Development
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