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S470Referred to Committee

Respect State Housing Laws Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-06
Introduced
14
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican · MS · Senator
Votes with party: 76.8% (898 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$9,865k

Full profile: /officials/H001079

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (14)

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

  • Bill Hagerty (R-TN)Original· 2025-02-06
  • John Kennedy (R-LA)· 2025-03-10
  • Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)· 2025-03-11
  • Eric Schmitt (R-MO)· 2025-03-12
  • John Boozman (R-AR)· 2025-03-13
  • Pete Ricketts (R-NE)· 2025-03-24
  • Mike Lee (R-UT)· 2025-03-26
  • Mike Crapo (R-ID)· 2025-03-27
  • John R. Curtis (R-UT)· 2025-04-01
  • Kevin Cramer (R-ND)· 2025-06-16
  • David McCormick (R-PA)· 2025-11-19
  • Tom Cotton (R-AR)· 2026-04-15

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

2025-02-06

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-06
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-06

Plain-English Summary

Respect State Housing Laws Act This bill eliminates a provision that requires a 30-day notice period before a landlord may begin eviction proceedings against a tenant in federally assisted or federally backed housing.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Housing and Community Development
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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