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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
13
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican · MS · Senator
Votes with party: 35.0% (320 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/H001079

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (13)

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

This bill would prevent the federal government from overriding state and local housing laws, allowing states to maintain their own rules about zoning, building codes, and housing regulations without federal interference. It affects homebuilders, developers, state and local governments, and anyone involved in housing policy by protecting state authority over how communities develop and what types of housing can be built in different areas.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Housing and Community Development
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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