HR9472Referred to Committee
To prohibit Community Development Block Grant funding and Federal mortgage support in municipalities that allow squatting.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-06-25
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Michael Lawler
Republican · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 91.8% (574 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Abortion Rights$3k
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Cosponsors (0)
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Latest Action
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-06-25
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2026-06-25
- House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2026-06-25
Plain-English Summary
The federal government would stop providing Community Development Block Grants and mortgage support to cities and towns that permit squatting (occupying abandoned properties without permission). This would affect local governments, homeowners, and people trying to get mortgages in areas where squatting is allowed. The bill aims to discourage municipalities from tolerating unauthorized occupation of properties by cutting off federal housing and development funding.
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