UNLOCK Act
Sponsor
Full profile: /officials/L000607
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (13)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Cleo Fields (D-LA-6)Original· 2025-09-03
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)Original· 2025-09-03
- Mike Flood (R-NE-1)Original· 2025-09-03
- Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2025-09-10
- William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4)· 2025-09-11
- Adam Gray (D-CA-13)· 2025-09-15
- James A. Himes (D-CT-4)· 2025-09-15
- Steve Womack (R-AR-3)· 2025-09-15
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3)· 2025-09-15
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)· 2025-10-03
- Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2025-10-03
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2026-04-06
- Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2026-04-06
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 →
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2025-09-03
Previously
- Financial Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-03
Plain-English Summary
The UNLOCK Act would make it easier for people with criminal records to access housing by limiting how landlords and housing programs can use past convictions in their decisions. The bill aims to give formerly incarcerated individuals and people with criminal histories better opportunities to find stable housing after they've served their time or completed their sentences.
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Subjects
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