H.R. 5033

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5033 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5033

To provide for a comfortable and safe temperature level in dwelling 
units receiving certain Federal housing assistance, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 22, 2025

Ms. Wilson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services

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A BILL

To provide for a comfortable and safe temperature level in dwelling 
units receiving certain Federal housing assistance, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Temperature Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. COMFORTABLE AND SAFE TEMPERATURE LEVEL IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED 
HOUSING.

(a) Public Housing and Project-Based Assistance.--The United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)), by adding 
at the end the following:
``(P) Maintaining temperature level in units.--The 
Secretary may require the owner of a dwelling unit 
receiving assistance under a housing assistance payment 
under this paragraph to ensure that the dwelling unit 
maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level 
ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.''; 
and
(2) in section 9 (42 U.S.C. 1437g), by adding at the end 
the following:
``(p) Use of Funds To Maintain Temperate Level in Units.--With 
respect to a public housing dwelling unit, the Secretary may use 
amounts in the Capital Fund or the Operating Fund to ensure that the 
dwelling unit maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level 
ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.''.
(b) Supportive Housing for the Elderly.--Section 202 of the Housing 
Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) is amended by striking the last two 
subsections (each designated as subsection (m)) and inserting the 
following:
``(m) Maintaining Temperature in Units.--The Secretary may require 
the owner of housing assisted under this section to ensure that each 
unit in that housing maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level 
ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.''.
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