H.R. 5909

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5909 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5909 To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish procedures for reporting of condemned Federally assisted rental housing and to authorize penalties related to such condemned housing, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 4, 2025 Mr. Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish procedures for reporting of condemned Federally assisted rental housing and to authorize penalties related to such condemned housing, 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. REPORTING AND PENALTIES FOR CONDEMNED FEDERALLY ASSISTED RENTAL HOUSING. (a) Notification System.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish procedures for tenants of Federally assisted rental housing to report to the Secretary if such housing has been condemned by a city, county, State, or Federal agency. (b) Civil Penalty.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may impose a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 on any owner of Federally assisted rental housing which has been condemned by a city, county, State, or Federal agency. (c) Federally Assisted Rental Housing Defined.--In this Act, the term ``Federally assisted rental housing'' means a residential dwelling unit that is made available for rental and for which assistance is provided, or that is part of a housing project for which assistance is provided, under any program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture, including-- (1) the low-income housing credit under section 42 of title 26, Internal Revenue Code; (2) the program for transitional housing assistance for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking under section 40299 of the Safe Homes for Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12351); (3) the program for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing under section 2044 of title 38, United States Code; (4) the program for transitional housing assistance for homeless veterans under section 2011 of title 38, United States Code; (5) the program for homeless veterans with special needs under section 2061 of title 38, United States Code; (6) the program for rental and cooperative housing for lower income families under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1); (7) the program for housing for moderate income and displaced families under section 221 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 17151(d)(3)); (8) the public housing program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.); (9) the program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); (10) the HOME Investment Partnership program under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.); (11) title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.); (12) the Housing Trust Fund program under section 1338 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4568); (13) the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); (14) the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); (15) the AIDS Housing Opportunities program under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.); (16) the program for Native American housing under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); (17) the program for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4221 et seq.); (18) the programs for assistance for rural rental housing under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.); and (19) any other Federal housing program providing affordable housing to low and moderate income persons by means of restricted rents or rental assistance, or more generally providing affordable housing opportunities. <all>